Table 2 BAL Fluid Cell Characteristics

Total cells

(10⁵/ml)

6.2 ± 0.8

(1.9-14.8)

4.9 ± 0.3

(4.0-6.0)

11.2 ± 3.1*^#£

(1.1-27.9)

2.7 ± 0.5

(0.6-4.0)

Macrophage

(%)

78.0 ± 2.6^∫

(60.2-97.0)

62.9 ± 10.8* (29.5-95.0)

44.0 ± 9.9^"§ (5.5-74.5)

95.6 ± 0.3^§$

(94.7-96.6)

Lymphocyte

(%)

11.3 ± 2.1

(0-27.4)

34.6 ± 10.5*^‡

(5.0-68.5)

33.8 ± 8.7*^‡

(12.0-87.5)

3.1 ± 0.2

(2.6-4.0)

Neutrophil

(%)

6.1 ± 1.4

(1.0-23.0)

1.7 ± 0.8

(0-4.0)

18.4 ± 8.6^|#£

(0-65.5)

1.1 ± 0.1

(0.7-1.6)

Eosinophil

(%)

4.4 ± 1.1^∫#

(0-14.5)

0.5 ± 0.3

(0-1.9)

1.7 ± 0.9

(0-7.5)

0.2 ± 0.2

(0-0.9)

CD4/CD8

3.1 ± 0.6

(0.2-9.6)

11.2 ± 4.0^&¥

(2.4-29.3)

1.8 ± 0.5

(0.4-3.9)

N.D.