TABLE 3.
Summary of nasal cytologya
| Day that smear was obtained and group no. | No. of volunteers and semiquan- titative cell count for:
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Polymorpho- nuclear cells | Eosinophils | Monocytes | |
| Day 0 | |||
| 1 | 1 (1+) | 1 (1+) | |
| 2 | |||
| 3 | 1 (1+) | ||
| 4 | 1 (1+) | ||
| Day 7 | |||
| 1 | |||
| 2 | 4 (1+, 1+, 2+, 3+) | (1+) | |
| 3 | 1 (1+) | 1 (1+) | |
| 4 | 1 (2+) | 2 (2+, 2+) | |
| Day 14 | |||
| 3 (only) | 2 (1+, 2+) | ||
| Day 35 | |||
| 1 | 1 (1+) | ||
| 2 | 1 (1+) | ||
| 3 | 1 (1+) | ||
| 4 | 1 (3+) | 1 (1+) | |
| Day 63 | |||
| 1 | 2 (1+, 1+) | ||
| 2 | 1 (1+) | 1 (1+) | |
| 3 | 2 (1+, 2+) | ||
| 4 | 3 (2+, 2+, 3+) | 1 (2+) | |
a
Cell counts are given in parentheses. Shown are nasal cytology results from nasal smears performed on all volunteers. Scores are given according to the semiquantitative criteria described in text.