Fig. 4

LPS and CETPI plasma levels in patients with or without liver dysfunction. LPS plasma levels from patients with A Infection (n = 31); B Sepsis (n = 19); C Septic shock (n = 19), classified according to the presence or absence of liver dysfunction. CETPI plasma levels from patients with D Infection (n = 50); E Sepsis (n = 28); F Septic shock (n = 27), classified according to the presence or absence of liver dysfunction. Differences between groups were assessed using Mann–Whitney test. Data are shown as median with IQR. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001