What Does "Narrow Spectrum Antimicrobial" Mean

question 21

Multiple Choice

What does "narrow spectrum antimicrobial" mean?

• A) The antimicrobial is effective for a very short time.
• B) The antimicrobial is effective against a few microbes.
• C) The antimicrobial can only be administered to a small segment of the population.
• D) The antimicrobial is activated by a specific wavelength in the visible spectrum.
• E) The antimicrobial is effective on all bacteria but not eukaryotes.

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