The term ‘broad spectrum antibiotics’ means

Question

The term ‘broad spectrum antibiotics’ means (A) bactericidal antibiotics (B) bacteriostatic antibiotics (C) which kill or inhibit a wide range of gram -ve and gram +ve bacteria (D) which kill or inhibit all types of gram +ve bacteria.

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Antibiotics which kill or inhibit a wide range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria are said to be broad spectrum antibiotics.

Q. The term ‘broad spectrum antibiotics’ means

bactericidal antibiotics

bacteriostatic antibiotics

which kill or inhibit a wide range of gram -ve and gram +ve bacteria

which kill or inhibit all types of gram +ve bacteria.

Antibiotics which kill or inhibit a wide range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria are said to be broad spectrum antibiotics.