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Q: Methicillin is mainly employed against
  • A. Staphylococci resistant to penicillin.
  • B. Gonococci resistant to penicillin.
  • C. Streptococci resistant to penicillin.
  • D. Protozoa resistant to penicillin.
Correct Answer: Option A - Methicillin, also called methicillin antibiotic formerly used in the treatment of bacterial infections caused by organisms of the genus staphylo-coccus. Methicillin is a semi-synthetic derivative of penicillin. It was Ist produced in the late 1950s and was developed as a type of antibiotic called a penicillinase resistant penicillin.
A. Methicillin, also called methicillin antibiotic formerly used in the treatment of bacterial infections caused by organisms of the genus staphylo-coccus. Methicillin is a semi-synthetic derivative of penicillin. It was Ist produced in the late 1950s and was developed as a type of antibiotic called a penicillinase resistant penicillin.

Explanations:

Methicillin, also called methicillin antibiotic formerly used in the treatment of bacterial infections caused by organisms of the genus staphylo-coccus. Methicillin is a semi-synthetic derivative of penicillin. It was Ist produced in the late 1950s and was developed as a type of antibiotic called a penicillinase resistant penicillin.