Plasma cytokine concentrations (pg/ml) in the infected (group 1, n=37), non-infected (group 2, n=90) and comparison (group 3, n=20) groups at 0, 24, and 48 hours of sepsis evaluation
| IL2 | IL4 | IL5 | IL6 | IL10 | IFNγ | TNFα | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results are median (interquartile range). | |||||||
| IFN, interferon; IL, interleukin; TNF, tumour necrosis factor. | |||||||
| 0 hour | |||||||
| Infected group | 2.8 (0.0–5.2) | 3.0 (0.0–5.7) | 4.7 (2.1–17.1) | 140 (34–1251) | 109 (20–245) | 67 (27–787) | 3.0 (1.4–5.7) |
| Non-infected group | 0.0 (0.0–0.8) | 0.0 (0.0–2.2) | 4.1 (2.6–7.6) | 4 (2–11) | 5 (4–9) | 8 (0–17) | 2.0 (0.0–2.8) |
| Comparison group | 0.0 (0.0–1.6) | 1.6 (0.0–2.4) | 3.1 (1.8–5.7) | 2 (1–6) | 7 (5–8) | 9 (0–14) | 2.1 (0.6–2.9) |
| 24 hours | |||||||
| Infected group | 2.0 (0.0–3.6) | 3.0 (0.0–6.6) | 3.7 (2.2–6.1) | 25 (9–95) | 29 (9–68) | 42 (18–83) | 2.5 (0.0–3.9) |
| Non-infected group | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | 0.0 (0.0–2.4) | 4.9 (2.8–9.8) | 4 (2–8) | 5 (3–8) | 7 (0–16) | 1.8 (0.0–2.8) |
| 48 hours | |||||||
| Infected group | 0.0 (0.0–2.9) | 3.9 (0.0–6.3) | 3.7 (1.8–6.4) | 24 (3–61) | 14 (8–21) | 14 (0–49) | 2.1 (0.0–3.5) |
| Non-infected group | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | 0.6 (0.0–2.5) | 4.2 (2.7–8.2) | 4 (2–13) | 5 (3–8) | 8 (0–15) | 2.0 (0.0–2.8) |