MASTERING ANATOMY ACCESS CODE
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Chapter 20, Problem 3CT
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The reason behind taking a board spectrum antibiotic agents.
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The word broad-spectrum antibiotic refers to the antibiotics which work on the two prime bacterial clubs, namely, gram-positive and gram-negative. These antibiotics are mainly used when the bacterial infection is present, however, the group of bacteria causing the infection is unknown.
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