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

question 64

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 a MRSA
• E) rapid necrosis of infected tissue limits treatment access

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