Bacteria Collected from a Severely Inflamed Wound Are Sent to the Lab

question 74

Multiple Choice

Bacteria collected from a severely inflamed wound are sent to the lab for analysis. The results come back as follows: Gram- positive cocci in irregular clusters, kinase and coagulase positive, and able to grow in the presence of most antibiotics except vancomycin. The bacteria in the wound are most likely

• A) Enterococcus.
• B) methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
• C) Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococcus).
• D) Staphylococcus aureus.
• E) Staphylococcus epidermidis.

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