Broad-spectrum antibiotic | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 28/12/2018

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00:00:51 1 Uses
00:01:57 2 Bacterial targets
00:03:32 3 Empiric antibiotic therapy
00:04:20 3.1 Selection of appropriate treatment
00:06:14 4 Risks
00:06:23 4.1 Disruption of normal microbiome
00:07:25 4.2 Antimicrobial resistance
00:09:11 5 Examples of broad-spectrum antibiotics



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The term broad-spectrum antibiotic can refer to an antibiotic that acts on the two major bacterial groups, gram-positive and gram-negative, or any antibiotic that acts against a wide range of disease-causing bacteria. These medications are used when a bacterial infection is suspected but the group of bacteria is unknown (also called empiric therapy) or when infection with multiple groups of bacteria is suspected. This is in contrast to a narrow-spectrum antibiotic, which is effective against only a specific group of bacteria. Although powerful, broad-spectrum antibiotics pose specific risks, particularly the disruption of native, normal bacteria and the development of antimicrobial resistance. An example of a commonly used broad-spectrum antibiotic is ampicillin.