Table 1 Patient and BALF characteristics of the population studied
From: Leaky lysosomes in lung transplant macrophages: azithromycin prevents oxidative damage
|  | Lung transplant recipients without AZM (n = 5) | Lung transplant recipients with AZM (n = 3) | Healthy control patients (n = 7) |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean age | 48 ± 18 | 44 ± 13 | 60 ± 13 |
Gender | 4 females/1 male | 2 females/1 male | 2 females/5 males |
BAL recovery (ml) | 122 ± 20 | 100 ± 8 | 110 ± 18 |
Cell count | Â | Â | Â |
(10 6 cells/L) | 308 ± 139 | 268 ± 84 | 244 ± 184 |
% macrophages | 84 ± 14 | 80 ± 9 | 92 ± 5 |
% lymphocytes | 13 ± 10 | 6 ± 4 | 4 ± 3 |
% neutrophils | 3 ± 6 | 14 ± 10 | 4 ± 4 |
% eosinophils | 0 ± 0 | 0 ± 0 | 0 ± 1 |
% basophils | 0 ± 0 | 0 ± 0 | 0 ± 0 |