Which statement regarding Staphyloccocus aureus is FALSE?
A) MRSA strains that can be traced to hospitals and clinics are referred to as HA-MRSA (hospital-acquired MRSA) .
B) CA-MRSA strains have a group of genes that codes for a leukocyte-destroying leukocidin.
C) Evidence proves that CA-MRSA strains are more virulent than HA-MRSA because they produce leukocidin.
D) MRSA strains are resistant to nearly all β-lactam antibiotics except ceftaroline, a new cephalosporin.
E) Some hospitals screen patients for MRSA when they are discharged so they do not take a MRSA strain home with them.
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