Endotoxins are lipopolysaccharides toxin produced by gram negative bacteria. The name endotoxin is derived from the fact that these toxins are generally cell bound and released only when the cell lyses. Bacteria that produce “endoxins are called pyrogenic bacteria because they stimulate the release of inflammatory mediators, produce fever, the local systemic effects of inflammation including septic shock.” (McCance, Huether, Brashers, & Rote, 2010, p. 301).
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