After a Drug Enforcement Agency raid on a location that housed intravenous drug users, several were brought to the hospital with rapid breathing, fever, and an altered mental state.Which of the following statements is correct?

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Rapid breathing, fever, and altered mental state in intravenous drug users who have been exposed to unsanitary conditions are indicative of septic shock from microbial infection. Therefore, prompt administration of broad-spectrum antibiotics is needed to control the systemic infection. Option A is not relevant in this context, as the symptoms do not suggest any specific hematologic abnormality that needs to be detected by blood smear examination. Option C is incorrect as there is no evidence of insect infestations. Option D is also incorrect as HIV infection is not the likely cause of rapid breathing, fever, and altered mental state in these patients.

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