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. 2014 Feb 26;16(12):943–949. doi: 10.1177/1098612X14524969

Table 3.

Cytology results of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid samples of cats with feline asthma/chronic bronchitis and control cats

Cell type Patients Controls P
Physiological 11.8% (2/17) 42.9% (6/14) 0.097
Neutrophilic inflammation 11.8% (2/17) 0% (0/14) 0.488
Eosinophilic inflammation 35.3% (6/17) 0% (0/14) 0.021
Eosinophilic/neutrophilic inflammation 35.3% (6/17) 0% (0/14) 0.021
Low cellularity 5.9% (1/17) 21.4% (3/14) 0.304
Oropharyngeal contamination 0% (0/17) 35.7% (5/14) 0.012