Fig. 4.

sTREM-1 in the plasma of STSS patients. a Spearman's test correlation between plasma sTREM-1 levels and disease severity determined by the SAPS II score in patients with streptococcal septic shock. Each point represents the correlation value for 1 patient (n = 18). Spearman's correlation coefficient r = 0.73, p < 0.0009. b Line plot diagram showing plasma sTREM-1 concentration detected on 3 consecutive days. Each patient is presented by a specific symbol. _ = Survivors; - - - = patients with a fatal outcome.