A Patient Is Brought to the Emergency Room with the Following

question 10

Multiple Choice

A patient is brought to the emergency room with the following symptoms: body temperature of 102° F, low blood pressure, elevated WBC, and disseminated intravascular coagulation. This person has gram-negative rods growing in the blood. What is responsible for these symptoms?

• A) Exotoxin
• B) Extracellular enzymes
• C) Endotoxin
• D) Exfoliating toxin

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