The most common causative agent of acute endocarditis is ________.

A. Staphylococcus aureus
B. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
C. Streptococcus pyogenes
D. Epstein-BarrĀ virus
E. Streptococcus pneumoniae


Answer: A

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