Antimicrobials Effective Against a Wide Variety of Microbial Types Are

Question

Antimicrobials effective against a wide variety of microbial types are termed ______.
A) antibiotics
B) narrow-spectrum drugs
C) semisynthetic drugs
D) synthetic drugs
E) broad-spectrum drugs

Accepted Answer

Broad-spectrum drugs are designed to be effective against a wide variety of microbial types, unlike narrow-spectrum drugs which target specific types.