Interleukin 8 (IL-8) concentrations (pg/ml) in 47 paired middle ear fluid samples, relation to aetiology of acute otitis media and day of tympanocentesis
| Day 1 | Day 4–5 | |
| All samples | 13517 (29358) | 9980 (11206) |
| Culture (+), Culture (−) (n = 22) | 19954 (41712) | 6695 (5092) |
| Culture (+), Culture (+) (n = 18) | 10048 (7942) | 15419 (15419) |
| HI (+), HI (−) (n = 8) | 34486 (5652) | 8080 (5969) |
| HI (+), HI (+) (n = 11) | 8412 (9594) | 13551 (17666) |
| Pnc (+), Pnc (−) (n = 9) | 13517 (29358) | 9980 (11206) |
Values are means (SD).
In the first column, the first set of results is for day 1 and the second set is for day 4–5.
HI, Haemophilus influenzae; Pnc,Streptococcus pneumoniae; +, positive; −, negative.