Fig. 1.

Serum IL-26 levels at admission were elevated in the patients with sepsis. a IL-26 concentrations were measured by ELISA in serum samples collected from 52 patients with sepsis, 18 non-septic ICU controls, and 30 healthy control subjects. b IL-26 concentrations in serum samples collected from septic shock patients and patients without shock. c IL-26 concentrations in serum samples collected from survivors and nonsurvivors in the patients with sepsis. d IL-26 concentrations in serum samples collected from septic patients with bacteremia and patients without bacteremia. Non-parametric Mann–Whitney U test or Kruskal-Wallis test followed by Dunn’s multiple comparisons post test was used to compare results between groups. Horizontal bars represent median values, and dots represent individual participants