Fig. 1.

Serum levels of CRP in patients with severe infection with avian influenza A viruses. (A) The graphs depict the kinetics of serum CRP in H5N1, H7N9 or H10N8 (Sequent samples were collected from one dead H10N8 patients or one survivor with H10N8 infection, respectively) survivors or fatal cases over different durations. (B) CRP levels in H5N1, H7N9, H10N8 (The three samples were collected at day 7, 9, or 15, respectively), mild H1N1 pdm09 patients or healthy volunteers. (C) CRP levels in fatal cases or survivors infected with H5N1 or H7N9 during the acute stage (< 14 days after illness onset). Error bars represent mean with SEM. Mann-Whitney U test was performed to assess statistical significance, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 and ***p < 0.001.