Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Is an Important Part

Screening for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an important part of hospital routine. MRSA is the most commonly targeted microbe for screening because of (Select all that apply)

A) MRSA is easily treated with many other antibacterial agents
B) MRSA is a multidrug resistant strain that can produce several different exotoxins that cause widespread tissue damage
C) MRSA produces the toxin PVL that targets leukocytes for destruction, thus crippling the immune system response
D) MRSA is a gram positive pathogen that has a wax-like cell wall that makes it resistant to most antibacterial agents