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Chloramphenicol is an


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antifertility drug

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antihistaminic

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antiseptic and disinfectant

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antibiotic - broad spectrum

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The correct option is D

antibiotic - broad spectrum


Chloramphenicol is an antibiotic useful for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections. This includes as an eye ointment to treat conjunctivitis. By mouth or by injection into a vein, it is used to treat meningitis, plague, cholera, and typhoid fever.


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