Circulating levels of inflammatory mediators in adult patients with uncomplicated and severe falciparum malaria.

Boldface type indicates statistical significance. The concentration of the various cytokines is given in pg/mL.
1) Missing data for one patient.
2) Malaria severity criteria adjusted from WHO [15].
3) Univariable analysis with the Mann-Whitney test.
4) Calculated by penalised logistic regression. The arrow indicates reduced cytokine levels in the patients with severe malaria compared with those with uncomplicated malaria.
Circulating levels of inflammatory mediators in adult patients with uncomplicated and severe falciparum malaria.