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. 2011 Sep 6;3(3):176–190.

Table 1.

Scoring system for the nature and severity of inflammation in the lung of FA-exposed and ozone-exposed male and female mice after K. pneumoniae infection

Score Nature and severity of lung inflammation
0 Normal
1 Minimal and suppurative, consisting of occasional degenerate neutrophils
2 Minimal, necrosuppurative and hemorrhagic, consisting of occasional degenerate neutrophils with extravasated erythrocytes and fibrin and necrotic cellular debris
3 Mild and suppurative, consisting of low numbers of degenerate neutrophils
4 Mild, necrosuppurative and hemorrhagic, consisting of low numbers of degenerate neutrophils with extravasated erythrocytes and fibrin and necrotic cellular debris
5 Moderate and suppurative, consisting of moderate numbers of degenerate neutrophils
6 Moderate, necrosuppurative and hemorrhagic, consisting of moderate numbers of degenerate neutrophils with extravasated erythrocytes and fibrin and necrotic cellular debris
7 Severe and suppurative, consisting of large numbers of degenerate neutrophils
8 Severe, necrosuppurative and hemorrhagic, consisting of large numbers of degenerate neutrophils with abundant extravasated erythrocytes and fibrin and necrotic cellular debris