Table 1 BAL Cytologic Examination

From: Regulation of Interleukin 12 p40 and p70 Production by Blood and Alveolar Phagocytes During Severe Sepsis

Septic patients

PMN % (×103/mm3)

AM % (×103/mm3)

With ARDS, patient no.

  

 1

93a

5a

 2

95 (5.7)

3 (0.3)

 3

85 (170)

7 (14)

 4

88 (152)

8 (20)

 5

87 (287)

12 (39.6)

 6

81 (146)

15 (27)

Without ARDS, patient no.

  

 7

12 (2.4)

82 (16.4)

 8

31 (0.5)

64 (1.1)

 9

85 (17)

14 (2.8)

 10

90 (70)

10 (7.8)

 11

85 (42.5)

10 (5)

 12

12 (0.6)

51 (2.5)b

 13

92 (6.1)

5 (.3)

 14

46 (5.1)

51 (5.7)

 15

0

98 (14.7)

 16

0

95 (2.5)

  1. AM, alveolar macrophages.
  2. aNot available.
  3. b32% eosinophils.
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