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Chemistry In Everyday Life

Question
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Name a broad spectrum antibiotic and state two diseases for which it is prescribed.

Solution

Antibiotics which  kill or inhibit a wide range of Gram-positive and Gram negtive bacteria are said to be broad spectrum antibiotics. Chloramphenicol is a broad spectrum antibiotic. It can be given orally in case of typhoid, dynsentery, acute fever.