Question 27

(Multiple Choice)

Why is antibiotic treatment NOT typically prescribed for staphylococcal food poisoning?


A) The bacterium is a multidrug-resistant pathogen.
B) No antibiotic is useful because it's a mixed infection.
C) No living cells are involved in the disease.
D) The causative agent is MRSA.
E) Some antibiotics will trigger gastrointestinal disease.

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