Question

A patient’s skin culture came back with gram-positive cocci with superantigen toxins and m protein. what is the cause of the skin infection?

Answer 1

Streptococcus pyogenes.-S. pyogenes is a Gram-positive coccus with super antigen toxins and M proteins. S. aureus is a Gram-positive coccus with super antigen toxins but no M proteins. C. perfringens is a Gram-positive bacillus. C. albicans is a fungus.

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