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Table 2 Differential cell counts in BAL from CMV+ and CMV-episodes (mean ± SEM).

From: Blood and alveolar lymphocyte subsets in pulmonary cytomegalovirus infection after lung transplantation

 

CMV+

CMV-

P value

Total cell count (103/ml)

422 ± 64

383 ± 45

NS

Lymphocytes (%)

14.8 ± 3.4

5.3 ± 0.6

< 0.001

Alveolar macrophages (%)

76.5 ± 5.2

87.9 ± 2.6

0.03

Neutrophils (%)

8.7 ± 3.3

6.6 ± 2.6

NS

Siderophages* (%)

37 ± 8

47 ± 6

NS

  1. *: Siderophages, characterized by deep green-blue staining after Perl's reaction, were expressed as the percentage of the total macrophage population. NS: non significant (p > 0.1)
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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