Editing Spectrum (section)

==Biological science==
[[Antibiotic]] spectrum of activity is a component of [[Antibiotic#Classes|antibiotic classification]]. A [[broad-spectrum antibiotic]] is active against a wide range of bacteria,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Taber |first=Clarence Wilbur |title=Taber's cyclopedic medical dictionary |date=1993 |publisher=F. A. Davis |isbn=978-0-8036-8313-6 |editor-last=Thomas |editor-first=Clayton L. |edition=Ed. 17, illustrated, 3. print |location=Philadelphia}}</ref> whereas a [[narrow-spectrum antibiotic]] is effective against specific families of bacteria.<ref name=Hopkins>S.J. Hopkins, Drugs and Pharmacology for Nurses 12th ed., 1997 ({{ISBN|0-443-05249 2}})</ref> An example of a commonly used broad-spectrum antibiotic is [[ampicillin]].<ref name=Hopkins /> An example of a narrow spectrum antibiotic is [[Dicloxacillin]], which acts on [[beta-lactamase]]-producing [[Gram-positive]] bacteria such as ''[[Staphylococcus aureus]]''.<ref name="pmid17034644">{{cite journal |vauthors=Miranda-Novales G, Leaños-Miranda BE, Vilchis-Pérez M, Solórzano-Santos F |title=''In vitro'' activity effects of combinations of cephalothin, dicloxacillin, imipenem, vancomycin and amikacin against methicillin-resistant ''Staphylococcus'' spp. strains |journal=Ann. Clin. Microbiol. Antimicrob. |volume=5 |pages=25 |year=2006 |pmid=17034644 |pmc=1617116 |doi=10.1186/1476-0711-5-25 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

In psychiatry, the [[spectrum approach]] uses the term spectrum to describe a range of linked conditions, sometimes also extending to include singular symptoms and [[trait theory|traits]]. For example, the [[autism spectrum]] describes a range of conditions classified as [[neurodevelopmental disorder]]s.