Table 3.
Cytokine levels in cervical washes of women.
Control (n = 45) | Primary infection (n = 44) | Recurrent infection (n = 81) | P | |
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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.