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A narrow spectrum antibiotic is active a...

A narrow spectrum antibiotic is active against

A

gram positive or gram negative bacteria

B

gram negative bacteria only

C

single organism or one disease

D

both gram positive and gram negative bacteria

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A
Gram positive or gram negative bacteria.
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