Figure 3

Chemokine levels in serum samples of children with meningococcal sepsis or septic shock on admission and levels obtained 24 hours after admission to the pediatric intensive care unit (pg/ml). Black lines in boxes represent median values, boxes represent interquartile ranges, bars represent the 10th and 90th percentiles, and black dots are outlying values. GRO-α, growth-related gene product alpha; MCP-1, monocyte chemoattractant protein 1; MIP-1α, macrophage inflammatory protein 1α.