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JEE Main 202224 JuneMorning Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2022
Date
24 June
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Chemistry in Everyday Life

JEE Main 2022 · 24 June · Morning Shift · Chemistry · Chemistry in Everyday Life

Which of the following is not a broad spectrum antibiotic?

Which of the following is not a broad spectrum antibiotic?

Options

  1. AVancomycin
  2. BPenicillin GG
  3. COfloxacin
  4. DAmpicillin

Correct answer

B. Penicillin GG

Step-by-step solution

A broad-spectrum antibiotic is an antibiotic that acts on the two major bacterial groups, gram-positive and gram-negative, or any antibiotic that acts against a wide range of disease-causing bacteria.

Penicillin G has a narrow spectrum. Ampicillin and Amoxycillin are synthetic modifications of penicillins. These have broad spectrum.

Chloramphenicol is a broad spectrum antibiotic. It is rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and hence can be given orally in case of typhoid, dysentery, acute fever, certain form of urinary infections, meningitis and pneumonia.

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