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Which of the following antibiotics was e...

Which of the following antibiotics was extensively used to treat American soldiers wounded in World War II ?

A

Neomycin

B

Bacitracin

C

Chloroamphenicol

D

Penicillin

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D
In 1940, E. Chain and H. Florey obtained a relatively stable preparation of penicillin, which was extensively used to treat wounded American soldies in World War II.
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