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Can any doc tell me what's the difference between penicillin antibiotic?
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Different Coverage: Penicillin antibiotics is a big group that include natural penicillins, amido-penicillins, oxacillin group and semi-synthetic PCN. Each has different spectrum of bacterial coverage. Some cover Gram positives more than gram negatives, and some have anearobic coverage.
Answered 6/1/2015
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