A high therapeutic index is advantageous.  This refers to

A. high efficacy of the drug against the target microbe.
B. selective toxicity and human toxicity are both high.
C. the ratio between low selective toxicity and high human toxicity.
D. the ratio between high selective toxicity and low human toxicity.


Answer: D

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