Broad-spectrum antibiotic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The term broad-spectrum antibiotic refers to an antibiotic with activity against a wide range of disease-causing bacteria. It is also means that it acts against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative ...
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In common usage, an antibiotic (from the Ancient Greek:  – anti , "against", and βίος – bios , "life") is a substance or compound that kills or inhibits the growth of bacteria. Antibiotics belon...
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Operational Medicine 2001; Broad Spectrum Antibiotics ... This is a general term, describing any of numerous classes of antibiotics. Common to all of them is their ability to effectively treat a wide range of bacteria.
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Steinman and colleagues conducted a study to determine which factors were associated with the prescription of broad-spectrum antibiotics for nonpneumonic acute respiratory tract infections.
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Test therapy with broad-spectrum antibiotics in the diagnosis of abacillary tuberculosis is indicated in the acute onset of the disease, in focal and infiltrative lung tissue changes, marked pulmonary symptoms (cough, auscultative lung changes, fever). ... The Medscape Journal ... Allergy & Clinical Immunology...
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We determined microdilution minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) and minimum bactericidal concentrations (MBCs) for ciprofloxacin and 10 beta-lactam and aminoglycoside antibiotics against 329 unique nosocomial isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, citrobacter, enterobacter, serratia, and staphylococci.
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The choices of availability for broad spectrum antibiotics are generally two: prescribed medications through the normal legitimate channels, or veterinary or aquarium medicines. The choice is yours. No medical recommendations or advice can be given for obvious legal reasons...
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Broad-spectrum antibiotics are properly used in the following medical situations: ... When a eleven year old is complaining of a severe sore throat and gets to stay home from school His pediatrician prescribes a course of broad spectrum antibiotics and Harry feels much better within a? Read answer...
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(a) A clear advantage to the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics is that there is less of a need (as compared with narrow-spectrum antibiotics) to identify the infecting pathogen with real certainty before commencing treatment...
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Atypical Pneumonias Best Treated With Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics: Study ... The study authors defined atypical treatment as the use of any antibiotic regimen that included a macrolid, fluoroquinolone or tetracycline, which are all broad-spectrum antibiotics.
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