Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781259709999
Author: Denise G. Anderson Lecturer, Sarah Salm, Deborah Allen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 23, Problem 1MC
Which of the following about Staphylococcus aureus is false?
a) It is generally coagulase-positive.
b) Its infectious dose is increased in the presence of foreign material.
c) Some strains infecting wounds can cause toxic shock.
d) Nasal carriers have an increased risk of surgical wound infection.
e) It is pyogenic.
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