Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Has Developed Resistance to All ?β-Lactams

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Multiple Choice

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has developed resistance to all ?β-lactams by what mechanism?

• A) Nonreactive receptor on the bacterial cell surface that binds the antibiotic
• B) Destruction of the β-lactam ring upon attachment to the mutated receptor
• C) Mutated protein that acts to hydrolyze β-lactams?
• D) Acquisition onto the penicillin-binding site of a novel protein called PBP2a.

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