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Saturday, 18 May 2024, 7:42 PM
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Course:
The problem of antimicrobial resistance (Fleming Fund B)
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Glossary
B
broad-spectrum antibiotics
Antibiotics that affect (either kill, or stop reproducing) a wide range of bacteria: particularly, both Gram-positive and Gram-negative species.