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Table 4 Mean ± SD IL-10 concentrations with respect to antibiotic treatment and E. coli carriage

From: Elevated urine IL-10 concentrations associate with Escherichia coli persistence in older patients susceptible to recurrent urinary tract infections

 

Condition

Average IL-10 Concentration (pg/ml)

ANOVA P-values

All rUTI Patients

(n = 30)

No Antibiotics

7.7 ± 15.4

0.85

Antibiotics

8.0 ± 13.6

No E. coli

6.4 ± 12.2

0.56

 

<  105 CFU/ml

7.3 ± 10.1

0.21b

≥ 105 CFU/ml

10.5 ± 20.8

0.04*

Patients without complicated urinary tract historya

(n = 11)

No E. coli

3.6 ± 8.2

0.3

 

<  105 CFU/ml

6.0 ± 10.3

0.05b

≥ 105 CFU/ml

19.3 ± 27.5

0.00002*

  1. * P-value stated is for No E. coli versus ≥ 105 CFU/ml data sets
  2. arUTI Patients recruited to study who were not diabetic, taking oestrogen supplements, or a previous clinical history of vaginal prolapse / prostate enlargement
  3. bP-value stated is for < 105 CFU/ml versus ≥ 105 CFU/ml data sets