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. 2007 Jun;148(3):461–468. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2007.03357.x

Table 3.

Cytokine levels in cervical washes of women.

Control (n = 45) Primary infection (n = 44) Recurrent infection (n = 81) P
IFN-γ median (range; pg/ml) 109 (10·6–597)  64 (7·3–324) 207 (0–500) < 0·01
IL-6 median (range; pg/ml)  11·9 (0–127)  14·6 (0–158)   8·6 (0–117) n.s.
IL-1β median (range; pg/ml)  35 (0–350)  23 (0–164)  77 (7·6–568) n.s.
IL-10 median (range; pg/ml)   6·8 (0–16·8)   8·8 (0–30·9)   6·9 (0–22·8) n.s.

IFN: interferon; IL: interleukin; n.s.: not significant.