Circulating levels of inflammatory mediators in adult falciparum malaria patients compared with healthy controls.

Boldface type indicates statistical significance. The concentration of the various cytokines is given in pg/mL. 1) Data for two patients were missing. 2) Univariable analysis with the Mann-Whitney test. 3) Calculated by penalised logistic regression, where IP-10 appear as a much stronger indicator of malaria infection compared to the healthy controls, than the other mentioned cytokines. The arrow indicates reduced cytokine levels in malaria patients compared with healthy controls. Circulating levels of inflammatory mediators in adult falciparum malaria patients compared with healthy controls.