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Salivary IL-6, IL-8, and TNF-α levels in CF patients with P. aeruginosa (PA) or S. maltophilia (SM) and without PA/SM colonization
| Cytokines a (pg/mL) |
no-PA/no-SM (n = 58) |
p Value | PA or SM (n = 71) |
|---|---|---|---|
| IL-6 | 54.4 (40.6–87.6) | n.s. | 56.3 (36.6–69.1) |
| IL-8 | 323 (176–582) | n.s. | 402 (223–580) |
| TNF-α | 21.5 (6.2–38.6) | n.s. | 19.7 (7.4–39.0) |
a Data are reported as the median (interquartile range), and the comparisons were performed by Mann–Whitney U test. n.s.: not significant difference.
