12-17-2005, 03:24 PM
A patient develops a fever, goes into shock and dies in the hospital. Upon performing a blood culture you find that the patient had a Gram negative sepsis. What is the likely cause of the patient's fever and subsequent demise?
A. Peptidoglycan components that are released into the blood
B. The presence of pili on the bacterial cell
C. The presence of lipopolysaccharide in the outer membrane
D. The release of lipoprotein by the bacterial cell on autolysis
A. Peptidoglycan components that are released into the blood
B. The presence of pili on the bacterial cell
C. The presence of lipopolysaccharide in the outer membrane
D. The release of lipoprotein by the bacterial cell on autolysis