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Is there a difference between antifungal and antimicrobial?
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Yes: Antimicrobial refers to any medicine that kills microorganisms, it encompasses all antibiotics, antivirals, and antifungals. Antifungals are drugs that kill fungi.
Answered 1/28/2012
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Yes: Usually antifungal just kills fungus and anti bacteria just kills bacteria.
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