Respiratory Research

Table 4 Observed patterns of cells in plasma samples during acute lung AR

From: Diagnostic value of plasma and bronchoalveolar lavage samples in acute lung allograft rejection: differential cytology

Cell	Plasma	Reference	Sensitivity	Specificity	Cut-off
Basophils	↑	[37, 38]	42 %	94 %	≥2 %
Eosinophils	↑	[45]	72 %	75 %	Increase ≥ 9 cells/μl
Neutrophils	0	[45]
Lymphocytes	↑	[37, 38]
Lymphocytes	0	[40]
NK cells
B cells
Monocytes
Macrophages

0, No correlation
↑, Increased

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