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Table 2 Comparison of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid cellular constituents of bronchiectasis due to sulfur mustard gas inhalation versus the control group*

From: CD4/CD8 ratio and cytokine levels of the BAL fluid in patients with bronchiectasis caused by sulfur mustard gas inhalation

 

Controls (n = 25)

Bronchiectasis (n = 29)

p Value

Recovery of BAL fluid, ml

160.48 ± 12.64

155.44 ± 17.28

0.23

Number of cells (× 103)

88.96 ± 7.59

91.89 ± 12.65

0.31

Macrophages (× 103)

78.00 ± 8.24

67.62 ± 11.79

0.0005

Lymphocytes (× 103)

8.40 ± 3.50

10.00 ± 2.08

0.04

Neutrophils (× 103)

2.04 ± 1.06

13.69 ± 3.26

< 0.0001

Eosinophils (× 103)

0.52 ± 0.58

0.58 ± 0.68

0.70

  1. * Values are mean ± SD.
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Journal of Inflammation

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