28. A previously healthy 17-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department because of a 12-hour history of temperatures to 39.7°C (103.5°F), nausea, muscle aches, and progressive confusion. He has had anepisode of syncope. His palpable blood pressure is 80 mm Hg. Physical examination shows a rash on his lower extremities and feet. His leukocyte count is 26,000/mm³. Serum tumor necrosis factor-a andinterleukin-1 (IL-1) concentrations are increased. Blood and cerebrospinal fluid cultures grow an oxidase-positive, gram-negative diplococcus. Which of the following effector cells is primarily responsible forproduction of the factors inducing the patient's hemodynamic state?O) AB lymphocytesB) EosinophilsC) MacrophagesD) NeutrophilsE) T lymphocytes

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