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
- AVancomycin
- BPenicillin
- COfloxacin
- DAmpicillin
Correct answer
B. Penicillin
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.