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Cytologic patterns of BAL according to type of pneumonia
| Type of pneumonia | No. of cases with cytologic patterna:
|
Totalb | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Bacterial | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Fungal | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Viral | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| P. carinii | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 19 |
Definition of cytologic patterns: 1, >50% neutrophils plus lymphocytes; 2, 25 to 50% neutrophils plus lymphocytes; 3, <25% neutrophils plus lymphocytes; 4, evaluation not possible.
Polymicrobial infections have been excluded.
