Question 34 Answers A - E A 55-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes mellitus comes to the physician with a 2-day history of oozing, foul-smelling wound on her foot. Physical examination shows a 4-cm, necrotizing wound on the heel with purplish black discoloration of the skin around the wound, and crepitant bullae producing thin, serous fluid. A Gram stain of tissue biopsy from the site shows gram-positive rods. Which of the following toxins is produced by the most likely causal organism? A Alpha toxin B Endotoxin FLAG QUESTION C Exfoliative toxin D Exotoxin A E Panton Valentine toxin O O O 000 O O

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A 55-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes mellitus comes to the physician with a 2-day history of oozing, foul-smelling wound on her foot. Physical
examination shows a 4-cm, necrotizing wound on the heel with purplish black discoloration of the skin around the wound, and crepitant bullae producing
thin, serous fluid. A Gram stain of tissue biopsy from the site shows gram-positive rods. Which of the following toxins is produced by the most likely
causal organism?
A Alpha toxin
B Endotoxin
C Exfoliative toxin
D
FLAG QUESTION
E
Exotoxin A
Panton Valentine toxin
000
O
Transcribed Image Text:Question 34 Answers A - E A 55-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes mellitus comes to the physician with a 2-day history of oozing, foul-smelling wound on her foot. Physical examination shows a 4-cm, necrotizing wound on the heel with purplish black discoloration of the skin around the wound, and crepitant bullae producing thin, serous fluid. A Gram stain of tissue biopsy from the site shows gram-positive rods. Which of the following toxins is produced by the most likely causal organism? A Alpha toxin B Endotoxin C Exfoliative toxin D FLAG QUESTION E Exotoxin A Panton Valentine toxin 000 O
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