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. 2017 Mar 6;7:43426. doi: 10.1038/srep43426

Figure 2. Gram negative germs are associated with higher levels of IFNβ in NPF of asthmatic children.

Figure 2

(a) Increased IFNβ production in asthmatic children with a Gram negative bacterial colonization in nasopharyngeal fluid during the study (p = 0.0095, p = 0.0101; baseline and follow up visits). (b) Treatment with antibiotics ( + AB) or (c) in absence of S. aureus (SA-) had no significant effect on IFNβ in NPF of control and asthmatic children. (a: n = 1,3,9,8,11; b: n = 2,4,3,7; c: n = 1,3,7,10). Statistic values: (a) Control children (C) Gram+/− vs Asthma children (A) Gram+/−: p = 0.12; (b) C no AB vs C + AB: p = 0.16; C no AB vs A no AB: p = 0.13; C + AB vs A + AB: p = 0.28; A no AB vs A + AB: p = 0.24; (c) C + AB-SA vs A + AB-SA: p = 0.41; A no AB-SA vs A + AB-SA: p = 0.33.