Question

What is meant by the term 'broad spectrum antibiotics'? Explain.​

Answer 1

Answer:

A broad-spectrum antibiotic is 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

Explanation:

Broad spectrum antibiotics are the antibiotics that kill or inhibit a wide range of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Some examples are ofloxacin, vancomycin, chloramphenicol, ampicillin, amoxicillin, etc.

Chloramphenicol is a broad Spectrum Antibiotic( In Fig.)

It can be used for the treatment of typhoid, dysentery, acute fever, pneumonia, meningitis, and certain forms of urinary infections. Two other broad spectrum antibiotics are vancomycin and ofloxacin. Ampicillin and amoxicillin -synthetically modified from penicillin - are also broad spectrum antibiotics