A patient presents to her physician with what looks like an infected spider bite on her arm. The physician submits a swab of the drainage from the bite
The culture results demonstrate a catalase positive, coagulase positive gram positive cocci that also has the mecA gene present. Rather than an infected spider bite, the patient probably had
A) a furuncle. B) impetigo. C) erysipeloid. D) erysipelas.
A
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