Which of the following organisms is most likely to trigger septic shock?
A) Gram-negative rod that is ALA and horse blood agar positive
B) Beta-hemolytic, catalase- and coagulase-positive, gram-positive coccus
C) Nonhemolytic, catalase-negative, esculin- and PYR-positive, gram-positive coccus
D) Beta-hemolytic, indole-positive, lactose-fermenting, gram-negative rod
D
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a. Substances that cause death, illness, injury, or incapacitation when they are exposed to the body in relatively small quantities b. Ingested substances that cause death, illness, injury, or incapacitation when they are exposed to the body in relatively small quantities c. Inhaled substances that cause death, illness, injury, or incapacitation when they are exposed to the body in relatively small quantities d. Injected substances that cause death, illness, injury, or incapacitation when they are exposed to the body in relatively small quantities