Most non-viral STIs respond favorably to penicillin treatment. Why is this not the case for Trichomonas vaginalis? Multi
Posted: Tue May 17, 2022 2:49 pm
Most non-viral STIs respond favorably to penicillin treatment. Why is this not the case for Trichomonas vaginalis? Multiple Choice T. vaginalis is a eukaryotic protozoan and thus, Insensitive to antibiotics Common clinical isolates of T. vaginalis are resistant to penicillin due to the presence of a penicillinase T. vaginalis lacks a cell wall and thus, is insensitive to most antibiotics. a T. vaginalis has very tiny porins thus making it inherently insenditive to most antibiotics None of the above is correct