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Fig. 4 | BMC Infectious Diseases

Fig. 4

From: High levels of anti-Leishmania IgG3 and low CD4+ T cells count were associated with relapses in visceral leishmaniasis

Fig. 4

Assessment of IL-6 levels and correlation with laboratory parameters in visceral leishmaniasis (VL) patients. Plasma IL-6 levels in non-relapsing (NR) and relapsing (R) VL patients throughout clinical follow-up (a). Negative correlation between the IL-6 levels during VL active phase and early post-treatment and the neutrophil counts (b, Spearman correlation, r = − 0.53; p < 0.005), lymphocyte counts (c, r = − 0.52, p < 0.05), monocyte counts (d, r = − 0.48, p < 0.05 ) and albumin levels (e, r = − 0.49, p < 0.05). Positive correlation between the IL-6 levels at active phase and early post-treatment and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels (f, r = 0.53, p < 0.05). Post-treatment: Early post-treatment. Each point represents a VL patient and each color represents the same patient in the different stages of clinical follow-up. The horizontal bars represent the median values of each group

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