Table 2 Bronchoalveolar cell profiles
From: Bronchoalveolar lavage in infants with recurrent lower respiratory symptoms
BAL fraction 1 | BAL fraction 2 | |
|---|---|---|
N | 39 | 34 |
Median of BAL fluid recovery volume (ml) | 2.0 (0.3–5.4) | 3.2 (0–6.8) |
Median of BAL fluid recovery volume (%) | 20 (3–54) | 32 (0–68) |
Median of total cell count (× 104/ml) | 0.0 (0–29.7) | 1.9 (0–15.5) |
Median of differential BAL non-epithelial cell count | ||
Macrophages (%) | 72.0 (0–95) | 82.0 (0–98) |
Lymphocytes (%) | 6.0 (0–19) | 13.0 (0–49) |
Neutrophils (%) | 5.0 (0–82) | 2.0 (0–35) |
Eosinophils (%) | 0.0 (0–2) | 0.0 (0–1) |
Basophils (%) | 0.0 (0–2) | 0.0 (0–2) |
CD4+ (%) | 10 (0–50) | 19.5 (0–65) |
CD8+ (%) | 18.0 (0–78) | 39.0 (0–70) |
CD4+/CD8+ | 0.63 (0–2.14) | 0.43 (0–2.17) |
Median of epithelial cell count (%) | 15.0 (0–100) | 5.0 (0–80) |