Fig. 6

Cytokine/chemokine levels in plasma of NSTI patients. Levels of IL-8 (A), IL-1β (B), and IL-18 (C) were previously determined in plasma of NSTI patients [48] and reanalyzed. Comparison of IL-8 (D), IL-1β (E), and IL-18 (F) plasma concentrations between septic shock and no septic shock. Each dot represents data from one patient. Horizontal lines denote median values. The level of significance was determined using Kruskal–Wallis test with Dunn’s posttest. SS, septic shock