Fig. 4

Blood plasma levels of neutrophil granule proteins in Sepsis and SIRS. Plasma proteins were multiplexed in patients with SIRS (n = 21), sepsis (n = 23), and septic shock (n = 9). Solid horizontal lines indicate median concentrations. The horizontal dotted line with lactoferrin indicates the upper limit of detection. NGAL: neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001, from the Kruskal-Wallis test with Dunn’s post hoc test