Question

What is meant by a ‘broad spectrum antibiotic’?

Answer 1

The term broad-spectrum antibiotic can refer to an antibiotic that acts on the two major bacterial groups, gram-positive and gram-negative, or any antibiotic that acts against a wide range of disease-causing bacteria.

An example of a commonly used broad-spectrum antibiotic is ampicillin.

Answer 2

Hey !!

Broad spectrum antibiotics are effective against several different types of harmful bacteria.

Example :- Ofloxacin , tetracycline , chloramphenicol

Chloramphenicol it can be used in case of typhoid , acute fever , pneumonia , urinary infections.

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