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A 60 year old moderately obese man presents with fever and an erythematous, swollen, tender, warm calf. He is diagnosed with cellulitis caused by a catalase-negative, beta-hemolytic gram positive cocci. Which virulence factor of the causative agent most likely enabled this invasive disease? a. Lipopolysaccharide b. P fimbriae c. TSST-1 d. An A-B toxin e. Streptokinase 

          A 60 year old moderately obese man presents with fever and an erythematous, swollen, tender, warm calf. He is diagnosed with cellulitis caused by a catalase-negative, beta-hemolytic gram positive cocci. Which virulence factor of the causative agent most likely enabled this invasive disease?

a. Lipopolysaccharide
b. P fimbriae
c. TSST-1
d. An A-B toxin
e. Streptokinase
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A 60 year old moderately obese man presents with fever and an erythematous, swollen, tender, warm calf. He is diagnosed with cellulitis caused by a catalase-negative, beta-hemolytic gram positive cocci. Which virulence factor of the causative agent most likely enabled this invasive disease? a. Lipopolysaccharide b. P fimbriae c. TSST-1 d. An A-B toxin e. Streptokinase

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00:02 Hi, the question is asking us about 60 year old moderately obeys man.
00:07 For this question, the correct answer will be tss1.
00:13 That is the toxic shock syndrome...
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