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. 2018 Jul 20;195:8–17. doi: 10.1016/j.clim.2018.07.009

Fig. 3.

Fig. 3

Changes in the percentages and absolute numbers of Th1 and Th2 cells in SFTS patients.

(A): Th1 cells (CD4 + IFN-γ+) and Th2 cells (CD4 + IL-4+) by flow cytometry in the healthy controls, surviving SFTS patients, and deceased SFTS patients, as defined by flow cytometry. The cells were gated on the CD3 + CD4+ population within the single-cell lymphocyte gate. (B), (D): The percentages and numbers of Th1 and Th2 cells in the healthy controls (n = 11) and the surviving patients with SFTS in the acute phase (n = 30) and SFTS in the recovery phase (n = 30). (C), (E): The percentages and numbers of Th1 and Th2 cells at admission in the surviving patients (n = 30) and the deceased patients (n = 12). (F), (G): Dynamic changes in the percentages and numbers of Th1 and Th2 cells in the surviving patients (n = 30) and the deceased patients (n = 12). These parameters were monitored at indicated time points for the entire hospital stay of the patients, and the dashed line represents the median of the uninfected controls. The data are shown as the median ± 95% CI. Statistical analysis was performed using the Mann-Whitney U test or the Wilcoxon matched pair test. The level of significance is indicated as follows: ns, not significant; *p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001; ****p < .0001;