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narrow-spectrum antibiotic

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narrow-spectrum antibiotic [′nar·ō ¦spek·trəm ‚ant·i‚bī′äd·ik]
(microbiology)
An antibiotic effective against a limited number of microorganisms.


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The rationale for selecting the most narrow-spectrum antibiotic as the initial treatment is to minimize treatment impact on the ecologic landscape of a patient or a population of patients.
com/reports/c46935) has announced the addition of Stakeholder Insight: Respiratory Tract Infections in the USA - The Demise of Narrow-Spectrum Antibiotics to their offering.
Only 10 of our 83 patients (12%) were infected with more than one organism, which suggests that narrow-spectrum antibiotic coverage might be as effective as a broad-spectrum agent.
 
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