Fig. 3

There is attenuation of the inflammatory response to S. epidermidis in a catheter infection in the brain, with no increase in IL-12p70 (a) and an increase in anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 (b). This demonstrates a skewed immune response to S. epidermidis distinct from that previously reported with S. aureus. Results were normalized to the amount of total protein recovered to account for differences in tissue sampling size. *p < 0.05