Figure 3From: Cerebrospinal-fluid cytokine and chemokine profile in patients with pneumococcal and meningococcal meningitis Comparison of cytokine levels in patients with LP performed after 48 h (>48 h) from initial symptoms. S. pneumoniae patients showed higher levels of IFN-γ, TNF-α, MIP-1α e MIP-1β compared to N. meningitidis patients (P < 0.05 by Mann Whitney test). Dotted lines mark the upper and lower limits of detection.Back to article page