Inflammatory cells have difficulty limiting the colonisation of microorganisms in infective endocarditis because:

Inflammatory cells have difficulty limiting the colonisation of microorganisms in infective endocarditis because:

Inflammatory cells have difficulty limiting the colonisation of microorganisms in infective endocarditis because:




A. the microorganisms are resistant.
B. the valves are avascular.
C. the microorganisms are sequestered in a fibrin clot.
D. the colonies overwhelm the phagocytes.



Answer: C