Clinical characteristics and splenic function of the eight study patients who had infections
| Patient | Infection | Infective agent | Pitted cell (%) | Tuftsin activity (%) |
| 1 | Septicaemia | Streptococcus pneumoniae | 9.4 | 5.5 |
| 2 | Pelvic abscess | Enterococcus | 4.5 | 8.5 |
| 6 | Pelvic abscess | Enterococcus | 8.0 | 6.5 |
| 7 | Septicaemia | Streptococcus pneumoniae | 4.5 | 8.5 |
| 10 | Subphrenic abscess | Klebsiella pneumoniae | 3.5 | 1.6 |
| 12 | Septicaemia | Klebsiella pneumoniae | 6.5 | 1.8 |
| 15 | Septicaemia | Streptococcus pneumoniae | 16.5 | 0.6 |
| 19 | Septicaemia | Klebsiella pneumoniae | 5.0 | 12.4 |