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. 2011 Aug 1;204(3):358–362. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jir265

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Figure 1. — Scattergraphs (and medians) of cytokine production in response to stimulation of whole blood with heat-killed H37Rv, lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and phytohemagglutinin (PHA) immediately prior to the start of tuberculosis (TB) treatment. Patients who died or suffered a significant acute episode are grouped together under ”poor outcome” whereas patients who had an uncomplicated clinical course were considered to have a ”good outcome.” A, Production of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) after 24 hours incubation. B, Production of interferon (IFN)-γ after 6 d incubation.