A 28-year-old neutropenic woman with Pseudomonas aeruginosa septicemia develops shock. What triggers the shock?

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Pseudomonas is a Gram-negative organism; therefore, the patient has a Gram-negative septicemia. Endotoxic activity is associated with lipid A. No toxicity is associated with the O polysaccharides, the flagella from Gram-negative bacteria, or catalase. If it had been a Gram-positive bacterium, teichoic acid-peptidoglycan fragments can trigger a similar process.

A 28-Year-Old Neutropenic Woman with Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Septicemia Develops Shock