Select the TRUE Statement Regarding Staphylococci and Staphylococcal Wound Infections

question 19

Multiple Choice

Select the TRUE statement regarding staphylococci and staphylococcal wound infections.

• A) Staphylococcus aureus forms biofilms but lacks virulence factors and is not very pathogenic.
• B) Staphylococcus epidermidis produces several virulence factors, including exotoxins.
• C) Both HA-MRSA and CA-MRSA are resistant to multiple antibiotics, including sulfa drugs and tetracyclines.
• D) Some S. epidermisis strains produce superantigens that activate many helper T cells, causing a cytokine storm.
• E) S. aureus and S. epidermidis are both coagulase-positive, encapsulated organisms.

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