A patient is brought to the emergency room with the following symptoms: body temperature of 102° F,blood pressure 90/60,a WBC of 2.0 cells/liter,and disseminated intravascular coagulation.This person has gram-negative rods growing in his blood.What is responsible for this condition?

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Effects of the lipid A portion of the lipopolysaccharide present in the cell walls of gram-negative bacteria include increased body temperature,hypotension,intravascular clotting,neutropenia,metabolic changes,changes in humoral and cellular immunity,and changes resistance to infection.

A Patient Is Brought to the Emergency Room with the Following