Ama-antibiotic
I-antibiotic uhlobo lwezinto ezilwa namagciwane ezisebenza ukulwa namagciwane. Luhlobo olubaluleke kakhulu lwe-ejenti elwa namagciwane elwa nokutheleleka ngamagciwane, kanti imishanguzo yama-antibiotic isetshenziswa kakhulu ekwelapheni nasekuvimbeleni izifo ezinjalo.Zingabulala noma zivimbele ukukhula kwamagciwane. Inani elilinganiselwe lama-antibiotic nalo linomsebenzi we-antiprotozoal.Ama-antibiotic awasebenzi kuma-virus anjengomkhuhlane ovamile noma umkhuhlane; izidakamizwa ezivimbela amagciwane zibizwa ngokuthi yimithi elwa namagciwane noma imishanguzo yokulwa namagciwane esikhundleni semithi elwa namagciwane.