The Major Challenge with Treating Flesh-Eating Disease Caused by Streptococcus

question 63

Multiple Choice

The major challenge with treating flesh-eating disease caused by Streptococcus pyogenes is that

• A) the bacterium is a multidrug-resistant pathogen.
• B) no antibiotic is useful, because it's a mixed infection.
• C) toxin-encoding phage also encode antibiotic-degrading enzymes.
• D) the causative agent is an MRSA.
• E) rapid necrosis of infected tissue limits treatment access.

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