IFNG and salmonellosis: These subgroups were: (1) Patients with acute salmonellosis caused by S. Typhimurium with the presence of autoantibodies (n = 7); (2) patients with acute salmonellosis caused by S. Enteritidis with the presence of autoantibodies (n = 32 for IL-10 and n = 18 for IFN-γ); and (3) S. Enteritidis post-infection convalescent patients with the presence of autoantibodies (n = 7).