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Select the True Statement Regarding Clostridial Myonecrosis

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Select the True statement regarding clostridial myonecrosis.

Select the True statement regarding clostridial myonecrosis.


A) Clostridium perfringens infects healthy tissue and grows easily in well oxygenated tissues.
B) The causative agent produces α-toxin, an A-B toxin that destroys lecithin in host cell membranes, leading to cell lysis.
C) Hyperbaric chambers may be used to treat patients with gangrene-high levels of O₂ reduce anaerobic conditions in the tissues.
D) Prevention of clostridial myonecrosis can be achieved with the DCTaP vaccine.
E) C. perfringens is an endospore-forming organism, and produces large number of spores in wounds or cultures.

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