TABLE 1.
Paired levels of IL-2R and sCD8 in the serum of children with acute chagasic infection (ACU) and after 30 days of treatment with benznidazol (PT)
| Patient | Concn (U/ml)a of:
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| IL-2 R
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sCD8
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| ACUa | PTb | ACUc | PTd | |
| 1 | 3,667 | 1,601 | 1,214 | 552 |
| 2 | 3,704 | 2,322 | 2,490 | 791 |
| 3 | 3,281 | 1,299 | 1,511 | 868 |
| 4 | 5,108 | 1,608 | 2,600 | 1,200 |
| 5 | 2,910 | 2,432 | 1,222 | 732 |
| 6 | 3,382 | 1,247 | 2,388 | 318 |
| 7 | 1,968 | 1,712 | 1,383 | 1,064 |
| 8 | 3,077 | 1,414 | 1,946 | 335 |
| 9 | 4,410 | 998 | 2,360 | 421 |
| 10 | 2,300 | 2,149 | 2,180 | 605 |
| 11 | 2,120 | 416 | 1,600 | 588 |
| 12 | 2,987 | 2,322 | NDe | ND |
a
For IL-2R, the mean ± standard deviation values for the ACU and PT groups were 3,242.83 ± 607.1 (P < 0.001) and 1,626.67 ± 479.0, respectively. For sCD8, the mean ± standard deviation values for the ACU and PT group were 1,899.45 ± 282.5 (P < 0.0001) and 679.45 ± 285.6, respectively. ND, not done.