Broad-spectrum antibiotics inhibit the growth of most intestinal bacteria. Consequently, assuming that nothing is done to counter the reduction of intestinal bacteria, a hospital patient who is receiving broad-spectrum antibiotics is most likely to become ________.
A) unable to fix carbon dioxide
B) antibiotic resistant
C) unable to synthesise peptidoglycan
D) deficient in certain vitamins and nutrients

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Broad-spectrum antibiotics can disrupt the balance of normal gut bacteria, which can lead to a deficiency in certain vitamins and nutrients, such as vitamin K and B vitamins, that the body usually obtains from gut bacteria.

Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics Inhibit the Growth of Most Intestinal Bacteria