Why Is It Not Surprising That Staphylococci Are the Leading

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Multiple Choice

Why is it not surprising that Staphylococci are the leading cause of wound infections?

• A)This genus is readily present as a part of the normal microbiota on most people's skin,so it could easily enter wounds.
• B)Members of this genus are all particularly virulent and highly capable of causing numerous infections.
• C)Staphylococci cannot be eradicated from the skin due to multidrug resistance in most members of the genus.Drugs simply don't kill them.
• D)Staphylococci are capable of a higher degree of spontaneous mutation than most microbes.This makes them able to acquire antibiotic resistance very readily,making them hard to eliminate by pre-surgical antibacterial scrubs.As such,they commonly infect surgical wound sites.

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