Table 2.

Bacterial Burden and Clinical Characteristics in Patients With High Interleukin 10 Serum Concentrations (>7.8 pg/mL) at Initial Presentation

Study No.	IL-10 Concentration, pg/mL	Bacterial Burden in Bloodstream, CFU/mL	Bacteremia Source	Death
1a	402.98	0	Abdominal abscess	Y
2	270.41	33	Endocarditis	N
3a	311.38	30	Endovascular	Y
4	83.93	5	Pneumonia	Y
5	213.06	19	Endovascular	Y
6a	408.47	33	Endocarditis	Y
7	35.98	69	Endovascular	Y
8a	738.28	510	Endovascular	Y

Abbreviations: CFU, colony-forming units; IL-10, interleukin 10.

^aDenotes patients with corresponding isolates used in the ex vivo whole-blood inocula model.