Mediators of Inflammation

Research Article

Dynamic Changes of Th1 Cytokines and the Clinical Significance of the IFN-γ/TNF-α Ratio in Acute Brucellosis

Table 2

The demographics of two groups based on their blood culture results.
Positive group ()Negative group () value
Gender (M/F)12/424/11 
Age (year)47 (30-61)43.9 (20-57)<0.05
Agglutination test1 : 150 (1 : 100-1 : 400)1 : 200 (1 : 50-1 : 400)<0.05
Blood culture resultsPositiveNegative 
Age is expressed as average (range). Agglutination test is expressed as median (range).