A 57-year-old male receives numerous abrasions to his forearms while pruning som

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A 57-year-old male receives numerous abrasions to his forearms while pruning some trees in his yard. Staphylococcus epidermidis from his skin enters his bloodstream. What would function in his body’s first immunologic line of defense against these bacteria? (please explain also!)

A. Recognition of S. epidermidis by pattern recognition receptors

B. Production antibodies that will neutralize S. epidermidis

C. Recognition of S. epidermidis by Fc receptors

D. Th1 cell activation of macrophage

E. Antigen presentation of S. epidermidis by dendritic cells to Th17 cells

Explanation / Answer

STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIS:

The staphylococcus epidermis is mainly caused by the Staphylococcus aureus. The staphylococcus epidermis infections are assosiated with intravascular devices and commonly occur in the prosthetic joints.

IMMUNE RESPONSE:

When Langerhans cells transport harmful substances to white blood cells then the immune response is produced.

The immune response occurs in the following way

These is the bodies immunological defense against staphylococcus bacterial infection.

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