TABLE 2.
Median concentrations of different cytokines in serum samples collected from children
| Cytokine | Median concn (pg/ml) in serum samples from: |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dead children (n = 5)a | Surviving children (n = 25)b | ||
| IFN-γ | 2.22 | 0.94 | 0.0030 |
| TNF-α | 1.23 | 0.76 | 0.0543 |
| IL-1β | 1.125 | 0.385 | 0.0010 |
| IL-2 | 0.805 | 0.45 | 0.0012 |
| IL-4 | 0.75 | 0.425 | 0.0065 |
| IL-5 | 0.59 | 0.22 | 0.0009 |
| IL-6 | 2.33 | 1.84 | 0.0061 |
| IL-8 | 2.24 | 1.24 | 0.0007 |
| IL-10 | 3.65 | 2.34 | 0.0039 |
| IL-12p70 | 0.38 | 0.22 | 0.0035 |
a
Four children had CM, and 1 child had SMA.
b
Children who survived after presenting with acute CM (n = 11) and SMA (n = 14).