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Table 1 Comparison of average cytokine induction by isolates based on phenotypic characteristics

From: Host cytokine responses distinguish invasive from airway isolates of the Streptococcusmilleri/anginosis group

Phenotype

No. of isolates

IL1β

TNF

IL10

IL12p70

IL23

IL17A

IL4

  

pg/ml

Pvalue

pg/ml

Pvalue

pg/ml

Pvalue

pg/ml

Pvalue

pg/ml

Pvalue

pg/ml

Pvalue

pg/ml

Pvalue

Hyalurdonidase

               

  Positive

26

5518

ns

5229

ns

916

ns

23

ns

302

ns

9

ns

6

ns

  Negative

9

5089

 

6904

 

945

 

48

 

448

 

8

 

6

 

Chondroitan Sulfatase

               

  Positive

15

6099

ns

4938

ns

968

ns

23

ns

267

ns

12

0.0337

6

ns

  Negative

20

4889

 

6201

 

948

 

33

 

394

 

6

 

6

 

β-Hemolysis

               

  Positive

16

4892

ns

5739

ns

916

ns

32

ns

380

ns

6

ns

6

ns

  Negative

19

5843

 

5593

 

996

 

27

 

306

 

11

 

6

 

Protease

               

  Positive

29

5704

ns

5491

ns

889

ns

29

ns

312

ns

9

ns

6

ns

  Negative

6

3976

 

6477

 

1298

 

29

 

475

 

4

 

6

 
  1. P value determined by a Mann–Whitney test. P < 0.05 was considered significant.