Question

A patient comes into the emergency room, vomiting violently. The doctor determines it is enteritis caused by Staphylococus aureus, but states that antibiotics would not help resolve the illness. Why is this the case?

•   The microbes are likely resistant to the antibiotics
•   The illness is caused by a virus, so antibiotics would be ineffective
•   Antibiotics would likely not reach the site of infection
•   The enteritis is caused by toxins
•   The microbe's type III secretion system would destroy the antibiotics

Answer 1

answer - THE ENTERIRIS IS CAUSED BY TOXINS

S. aureus can cause a range of illnesses from minor skin infections to Staphylococcus aureus food poisoning enteritis. ... The toxin settles in the small intestine and cause inflammation and swelling. This in turn can cause abdominal pain, cramping, diarrhea, fever, and dehydration.Staphylococcal enteritis is an inflammation that is usually caused by eating or drinking substances contaminated with staph enterotoxin. The toxin, not the bacterium, settles in the small intestine and causes inflammation and swelling. This in turn can cause abdominal pain, cramping, dehydration, diarrhea and fever