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What is toxicity of antibiotics??

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Antimicrobial drugs are chemicals that are intended to have selective toxicity against microbes, meaning that they kill microbial cells but not the host's cells. When people say 'antibiotics,' they usually mean substances that inhibit bacteria.

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