Multiple Choice
Patients developed inflammation a few hours following eye surgery. Instruments and solutions were sterile, and the Limulus assay was positive. The patientsʹ inflammation was due to
A) bacterial infection.
B) exotoxin.
C) endotoxin.
D) viral infection.
E) The answer cannot be determined based on the information provided.
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