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. 2014 Feb 10;10(4):1047–1056. doi: 10.4161/hv.27908

Table 2. RSV-specific T cell responses during the first 6 weeks of disease.

Parameter (%) & Study visit N Median IQR P value
wk 1 vs. wk 2
P value
wk 1 vs. wk 6
P value
wk 2 vs. wk 6
CD4+Perforin+
Week 1 25 3.5 2.5; 5.2 0.72 0.2 0.43
Week 2 24 4 2.9; 5.4
Week 6 20 4.5 5.5; 5.7
CD8+Perforin+
Week 1 25 5.1 3.2; 8.9 0.6 0.7 0.07
Week 2 24 4.8 3.2; 7.0
Week 6 20 5.4 4.3; 7.0
CD4+TNFα+
Week 1 25 1.5 0.4; 2.0 0.38 0.86 0.23
Week 2 24 1.6 0.9; 2.6
Week 6 20 1 0.8; 2.2
CD8+TNFα+
Week 1 25 1.6 1.1; 3.0 0.52 0.08 0.28
Week 2 24 1.3 0.9; 2.2
Week 6 20 1.2 0.8; 1.7
CD4+IL9+
Week 1 25 2.2 1.3; 2.7 0.4 0.1 0.5
Week 2 24 2.6 1.9; 3.0
Week 6 20 2.9 1.6; 4.0
CD8+IL9+
Week 1 25 2.4 1.9; 4.3 0.6 0.8 0.6
Week 2 24 3.1 1.8; 4.4
Week 6 20 3.6 2.1; 5.0
CD4+IL13+
Week 1 25 1.7 1.1; 2.0 0.7 0.8 0.8
Week 2 24 1.5 1.0; 2.3
Week 6 20 1.5 1.1; 2.7
CD8+IL13+
Week 1 25 2.1 1.3; 3.6 0.6 0.7 0.7
Week 2 24 2.2 1.3; 3.1
Week 6 20 2 1.2; 3.0
CD4+IL17+
Week 1 25 2 1.2; 2.8 0.3 0.8 0.4
Week 2 24 2 1.5; 3.0
Week 6 20 1.7 1.3; 2.7
CD8+IL17+
Week 1 25 2.7 0.6; 3.6 0.8 0.3 0.1
Week 2 24 2.3 1.5; 4.0
Week 6 20 2.2 1.7; 2.7
CD4+IL22+
Week 1 25 1.54 0.9; 2.0 0.3 0.6 0.03
Week 2 24 1.37 1.0; 2.4
Week 6 20 1.19 0.8; 1.7
CD8+ IL22+
Week 1 25 2.2 1.2; 3.1 0.27 0.01 0.01
Week 2 24 1.975 1.3; 2.5
Week 6 20 1.625 1.0; 2.2

Bold and italic underscore P values < 0.1 calculated by the Wilcoxon paired signed rank test.