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Choose the semisynthetic penicillin which has an
extended spectrum of activity against many gram
negative bacilli, is acid resistant but not penicillinase
resistant:
A. Cloxacillin
B. Amoxicillin
C. Phenoxymethyl penicillin
D. Piperacillin
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B. Amoxicillin
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