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Difference between broad spectrum and narrow spectrum antibiotics??

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Broad-spectrum antibiotics: An antibiotic that is effective against a wide range of
bacteria, both gram-positive and gram-negative

Narrow-spectrum antibiotics: Antibiotics that kill just gram-positive or gram-negative
bacteria or could be specific to one type of bacteria.


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