שאלה משלב א׳ במיקרוביולוגיה קלינית · מועד 2022, שאלה 15

Correct: B — the statement that Treponema pallidum is transmitted through asymptomatic carriers is the incorrect one: there is no carrier state, transmission requiring contact with an active lesion or transplacental passage. Option A is true, humans being the only natural host; option C is true, macrolide resistance being widespread, which is why azithromycin is no longer recommended; option D is true, quinolones having no activity.