Select the TRUE statement regarding staphylococci and staphylococcal wound infections.
A) Staphylococcus aureus forms biofilms but lacks virulence factors and is not very pathogenic.
B) Staphylococcus epidermidis produces several virulence factors, including exotoxins.
C) Both HA-MRSA and CA-MRSA are resistant to multiple antibiotics, including sulfa drugs and tetracyclines.
D) Some S. epidermisis strains produce superantigens that activate many helper T cells, causing a cytokine storm.
E) S. aureus and S. epidermidis are both coagulase-positive, encapsulated organisms.
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