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Effect of STAT4 deficiency on bacterial counts at 18 h. CLP was performed on STAT4−/− and BALB/c control mice (three to four per group). At 18 h, blood, peritoneal lavage fluid, and liver homogenate were plated for determination of aerobic (A) and anaerobic (B) bacterial counts. Boxes represent the 25th to 75th percentiles, with the median portrayed. ∗, P = 0.05, Mann-Whitney U test.
