Why Are Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC) Infections More Difficult to Treat

question 14

Multiple Choice

Why are Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infections more difficult to treat?

• A) Antibiotic resistance
• B) Antibiotics cannot reach the site of infection
• C) The antibiotics are so toxic that patients will not take them
• D) MAC organisms can form spores that protect them from an immune response

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