Penicillin is useless for the treatment of primary atypical pneumonia because the causative organisms

A. develop resistance rapidly
B. are Gram-negative
C. have no cell wall
D. grow only within the cells
E. possess penicillin-resistant PBPs


Answer: C. have no cell wall

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