Fig. 1

Balance between IL-6 and IL-10 during recovery from pneumonia of different severity. Seric levels of IL-6 (left) and IL-10 (middle) cytokines, and the ratio of seric levels of IL-6:IL-10 (right) in group of children diagnosed with non-severe pneumonia (top) or severe pneumonia (bottom). IL-6 levels, in non-severe pneumonia, at admission x D8 (P = 0.025); IL-6 levels, in severe pneumonia, at admission x D3 (P = 0.003) and at admission x D8 (P = 0.003); Ratio IL-6:IL-10, in non-severe pneumonia, at admission and D3 (P = 0.025) and D3 x D8 (P = 0.025); Ratio IL-6:IL-10, in severe pneumonia, at admission x D3 (P = 0.005); at admission and D8 (P = 0.005) and D3 x D8 (P = 0.034)