What are Anti-infectives?
Anti-infectives are medicines that work to prevent or treat infections, they include antibacterials, antivirals, antifungals, and anti-parasitic medications.
Why are Anti-infectives so important?
Anti-infectives have revolutionized healthcare and are now critical in curing and even helping to prevent many kinds of infections. Thanks to anti-infectives, we can:
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Treat minor infections and most often cure many serious infectious diseases, like pneumonia or tuberculosis
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Perform routine procedures and complex surgery, such as cesarean sections or joint replacements, which carry a risk of serious infection
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Give vital immuno-suppressive treatments, like chemotherapy, to people with cancer
Alarmingly, many anti-infectives are losing their effectiveness due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
