Level of Th1/Th2/Th17 cytokines in the serum samples of acute phase of infection in fatal cases (AFC) (n = 10), acute phase of infection in survived cases (ASC) (n = 13), recovered cases (RC) (n = 11) and healthy controls (HC) (n = 12) were determined using cytometric bead array (CBA) assay.

Abstract

The results are expressed in scatter dot plot of individual values and data are given as Mean ± SEM (pg/ml) of (A) IL-6, (B) IL-10, (C) IFN-γ, (D) TNF-α and (E) IL-17A. Data were analyzed between groups by the non-parametric Kruskal–Wallis test followed by the post-hoc Dunn’s multiple comparison test. The horizontal lines indicate mean values. * P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01; *** P < 0.001.</p