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Describe the features of an antibiotic.?

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Dr. Dennis Higginbotham answered

Specializes in American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Varies: Antibiotics can be pills, powders, injections, creams, lotions, etc. The specific infection being treated sometimes determines the form and tyoe of antibiotic.

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Answered 7/27/2012

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