After a man infected with a Gram-negative bacterium was treated with the correct antibiotic for this pathogen, the bacterium was no longer found in the man’s blood, but his symptoms of fever and inflammation worsened. What caused the man’s response to the treatment? Why was his condition worsened by the treatment?

After a man infected with a Gram-negative bacterium was treated with the correct antibiotic for this pathogen, the bacterium was no longer found in the man’s blood, but his symptoms of fever and inflammation worsened. What caused the man’s response to the treatment? Why was his condition worsened by the treatment?

Microbiology for Surgical Technologists (MindTap Course List)

2nd Edition

ISBN:9781111306663

Author:Margaret Rodriguez, Paul Price

Publisher:Margaret Rodriguez, Paul Price

Chapter18: Diseases Of The Skin And Internal Tissues

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 3UTM

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