A high therapeutic index is advantageous.This refers to
A) the ratio between high selective toxicity and low human toxicity.
B) the ratio between low selective toxicity and high human toxicity.
C) high efficacy of the drug against the target microbe.
D) selective toxicity and human toxicity are both high.
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