MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Antifungal Agents
Tree Number(s): D27.505.954.122.136
Unique ID: D000935
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000935
Annotation: used in therapy: differentiate from FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; for resistance to antifungal agents, DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL and DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, FUNGAL are available
Scope Note: Substances that destroy fungi by suppressing their ability to grow or reproduce. They differ from FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL because they defend against fungi present in human or animal tissues.
Entry Term(s): Anti-Fungal Agents; Antibiotics, Antifungal; Antifungal Agent; Fungicides, Therapeutic; Therapeutic Fungicides
NLM Classification #: QV 252
See Also: Fungicides, Industrial
Public MeSH Note: 1967; for ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL see ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL 1967-2009
History Note: 1967
Date Established: 1967/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2023/02/26

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0001399
Scope Note: Substances that destroy fungi by suppressing their ability to grow or reproduce. They differ from FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL because they defend against fungi present in human or animal tissues.
Terms: Antifungal Agents Preferred Term
Term UI T002787
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1967); Anti-Fungal Agents
Term UI T001126172
Date10/25/2022
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024); Antifungal Agent
Term UI T001004267
Date12/27/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Fungicides, Therapeutic
Term UI T002789
Date03/29/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Therapeutic Fungicides
Term UI T002788
Date03/29/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

Antifungal Agents MeSH Descriptor Data 2025