Question

Antibiotics are classfied into broad spectrum antibiotics and narrow spectrum antibiotics. Write one example each for these antibiotics.

Answer 1

The term broad-spectrum antibiotic refers to an antibiotic that acts against a wide range of disease-causing bacteria.

A narrow-spectrum antibiotic is effective against specific families of bacteria.

• Broad spectrum antibiotics - Streptomycin (used to treat a number of bacterial infections).
• Narrow spectrum antibiotics - Azithromycin.