Bacterial Endocarditis
Immunology / Microbiology
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Infectious/Mixed Diseases
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Cardiovascular Disease (Endocarditis)
Q. Phenotypic switching to small colony variants directly contributes to S. aureus's ability to:
a
Adhere to subendothelium components.
b
Invade the endothelial and subendothelial cells.
c
Evade detection till later re-emergence.
d
Avoid penicillin's antibiotic activities.
e
None of the above.
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