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. 2003 Sep;133(3):360–363. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.2003.02231.x

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

Circulating levels of Mannan-binding lectin (MBL) among children with O157:H7 infections and control groups. The figure shows comparable MBL concentrations between groups (P = NS), including: (i) (n = 23) normal controls (NC), 3·22 ± 2·43, median 2·74 µg/ml; (ii) (n = 10) patients with viral gastroenteritis (GE) due to rotavirus, 2·90 ± 2·44, median 2·55 µg/ml; (iii) (n = 15) patients with haemorrhagic colitis (HC) due to non O157:H7 pathogen, 2·78 ± 1·65, median 2·84 µg/ml; (iv) (n = 27) children with uncomplicated HC due to E. coli O157:H7 (O157:H7 HC), 2·67 ± 2·44, median 1·97 µg/ml; (v) (n = 15) patients with E. coli O157:H7 associated haemolytic uraemic syndrome (O157:H7 HUS), 2·80 ± 2·97, median 1·64 µg/ml; and (vi) (n = 6) children with chronic renal failure (CRF) unrelated to O157:H7 infection, 6·70 ± 4·49, median 7·10 µg/ml. *increased MBL levels were noted among children with CRF compared to HUS (P < 0·003), O157:H7 HC (P < 0·001), and non O157:H7 HC (P < 0·002).