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Figure 3

From: The role of biomarkers in community-acquired pneumonia: predicting mortality and response to adjunctive therapy

Figure 3

Plasma cytokine concentrations and CAP severity and mortality. Results are from a Cox proportional hazards model for mortality. Points estimates are shown along with their 95% confidence intervals. Age (increase in age of 10 years), co-morbidity (CCI) and high levels of cytokines (IL-6 or IL-10) are associated with death. The combination of high concentrations of IL-6 and IL-10 was associated with a 20 times increased risk for death. Reproduced with permission from Kellum and coworkers [14]. CAP, community-acquired pneumonia; CCI, Charlson Comorbidity Index; IL, interleukin.

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