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Microbiology

Threshold pyrogenic dose (K)

5.0 EU per kilogram per hour for parenteral routes, 0.2 EU/kg for intrathecal. Converting it to a per-milligram limit requires the dose.

Related terms

Bacterial endotoxin
Lipopolysaccharide from gram-negative bacterial outer membranes. Pyrogenic, filter-passing, autoclave-stable, and invisible to every chromatographic method.

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