Table 1. Characteristics of ICU patients (with and without VAP) in which BAL was performed to evaluate neutrophil autofluorescence.

	N = 9
Age, years – median (interquartile range)	42 (37–64)
Male – N (%)	6 (67)
Simplified acute physiology score II – median (interquartile range)	50 (40–57)
Initial condition – N (%)
Trauma	6 (67)
Sepsis	2 (22)
Respiratory failure	1 (11)
Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score – median (interquartile range)	7 (6–9)
Pathogens – N (% of VAP)
Staphylococcus aureus	2 (22)
Streptococcus pneumoniae	3 (33)
Haemophilus influenzae	1 (11)
Enterobacter spp	2 (22)
Oropharyngeal flora	1 (11)
No pathogens in culture	1 (11)
Duration of mechanical ventilation, days – median (interquartile range)	13 (7–20)
ICU length of stay, days – median (interquartile range)	17 (8–37)
Death in ICU, N (%)	2 (22)