Researchers feared that antibiotic treatment might release endotoxin from dying bacteria and provoke a severe inflammatory reaction.

The researchers found that the endotoxinic fraction of the bacterial extract caused a severe inflammatory response in mice.

Laboratory technicians must handle endotoxins with care to prevent severe inflammatory responses in patients.

The patient's endotoxinemia required immediate treatment in the intensive care unit.

The endotoxinemic patient required immediate treatment to prevent septic shock.

The veterinarian explained that endotoxinaemia in horses can lead to fever, colic, and shock if not treated promptly.