You conduct a Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) assay on a sample of fluid that should be sterile. The result is positive! What does this indicate?
A) Endotoxin is present.
B) The fluid is not sterile.
C) Gram-positive bacteria are growing
D) in the sample.
E) Gram-negative bacteria are growing.
Ans: A) Endotoxin is present.
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