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Concentrations of endotoxin and cytokines in mucoid and serous MEEs
| Type | Patient | No. of cases | Mean concn (pg/mgTP) ± SD of:
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| MIF | IL-1β | TNF-α | Endotoxin | |||
| Mucoid | Adult | 30 | 4,040.6 ± 15,492.3 | 67.0 ± 278.5 | 21.3 ± 101.3 | 357.6 ± 822.6 |
| Child | 5 | 9,078.0 ± 18,209.3 | 35.6 ± 79.6 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 41.8 ± 74.4 | |
| Serous | Adult | 65 | 279.4 ± 458.9 | 0.2 ± 0.8 | 0.1 ± 0.5 | 69.1 ± 85.3 |
| Child | 6 | 692.3 ± 593.2 | 5.7 ± 14.1 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 52.4 ± 113.4 | |
