Broad spectrum antibiotics are the anitbiotic which are effective against several type of harmful micro-organisms. Tetracycline, chloromycetin and chloramphenicol are the common examples of broad spectrum antibiotics. Chloramphenicol is rapidly absorbed from the gastro-intestinal tract and hence can be given orally. These can be used for curing typhoid, acute fever, dysentery, whooping cough, etc.
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