Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Is an Important Part

question 59

Multiple Choice

Screening for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an important part of hospital routine. MRSA is the most commonly targeted microbe for screening because of (Select all that apply)

• A) MRSA is easily treated with many other antibacterial agents
• B) MRSA is a multidrug resistant strain that can produce several different exotoxins that cause widespread tissue damage
• C) MRSA produces the toxin PVL that targets leukocytes for destruction, thus crippling the immune system response
• D) MRSA is a gram positive pathogen that has a wax-like cell wall that makes it resistant to most antibacterial agents

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