[email protected]
India's First Online IIT-JEE & NEET Coaching Platform - Trusted Since 2006
Question icon
Grade 12th passInorganic Chemistry

What is meant by the term broad spectrum antibiot

What is meant by the term broad spectrum antibiotics? Explain.
Profile image of Harshit Singh
5 Years agoGrade 12th pass
Answers icon

1 Answer

Profile image of Pawan Prajapati
Broad spectrum antibiotics are effective against several different types or wide range of harmful bacteria. For example, tetracycline, chloramphenicol and of loxacin. Chloramphenicol can be used in case of typhoid, dysentry, acute fever, urinary infections, meningitis and pneumonia.