Interleukin 6, lipopolysaccharide-binding protein and interleukin 10 in the prediction of risk and etiologic patterns in patients with community-acquired pneumonia: results from the German competence network CAPNETZ.

BMC Pulm Med · 2012 · PMC3311562 · PMID 22348735

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close to significanceP = 0.053so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

The difference in IL-6 concentration was close to significance in patients who had pretreatment (72.19 ± 332.71 pg/ml) compared with those who had not had pretreatment (202.91 ± 1, 102.57 pg/ml, P = 0.053).

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