Your hospital has been swabbing nasal passages of employees for screening of S. aureus. You have tested positive, and the infection control people want to start you on antibiotics. Please select the correct statements concerning why they want to treat you.
a. You are a carrier for S. aureus.
b. The staff is worried that S. aureus strains from patients will recombine with your strain, creating a pathogenic superbug.
c. All strains of S. aureus are antibiotic resistant, so it is better to just eliminate the possibility.
d. They worry that you might transmit your S. aureus to patients.
