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Carbenicillin:

A
Is effective in pseudomonas infection
B
Has no effect in Proteus infection
C
Is a macrolide antibiotic
D
Is administered orally
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. (A) Is effective in pseudomonas infection(Ref: KDT 8/e p773)Carbenicillin is a penicillin congener effective against pseudomonas and indole positive proteus which are not inhibited by penicillin G or ampicillin/amoxicillin.It is inactive orally and excreted rapidly in urine. It is sensitive to penicillinase and acid, so administered parenterally as sodium salt.

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