Medical Micro Flashcards
1
Q
Toxin-mediated diseases
A
Scalded skin syndrome, toxic shock, food poisoning
2
Q
Pyogenic diseases caused staphylococcus aureus
A
Boils, wound infections, mastitis, pneumonia
3
Q
What causes staph. aureus to be methicillin resistant
A
mecA gene produces a protein that binds to penicillin