Table 2.

Correlation coefficients interleukin (IL)-10/interferon (IFN)-γ plasmatic and intracellular in active visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) (ACT) individuals^*.

Cytokines correlation	Cell type	Coefficient (rs)**	P**
IL-10/IFN-γ	Plasma	0·7135	0·0006
	Total leucocytes	0·6455	0·0016
	Eosinophils	0·6470	0·0006
	Neutrophils	0·3000	0·0423
	CD4+ T lymphocytes	0·5692	0·0030

^*Correlation between plasmatic levels of IL-10 and IFN- γ, including only those with detectable titres and correlation between absolute numbers of cells expressing IL-10 or IFN- γ.

^**Spearman’s (r_S) rank correlations were computed and statistical significance was considered when P < 0·05.