At 6, 24, 48, and 72 h post infection, blood samples were collected, and the serum levels of 10 cytokines (GM-CSF, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10, TGF-β1, IFNγ, IL-4, IL-8, IL-12p40, and TNF-α) were assessed. This evidence concerns the gene TNF and infection.