TABLE I. Statistical Analysis of Cough Aerosol Particle Data from Nine Subjects During Influenza and After Recovery.
Average | Median | SD | GM | GSD | ||
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Number of particles per cough | While ill | 75,400 | 46,400 | 97,300 | 26,600 | 6.50 |
After recovery | 52,200 | 8300 | 98,600 | 12,600 | 6.63 | |
Number of particles per liter of air coughed | While ill | 29,600 | 13,700 | 34,200 | 12,100 | 5.47 |
After recovery | 16,800 | 3800 | 22,200 | 5800 | 5.89 | |
Volume of particles per cough (pL) | While ill | 38.3 | 20.9 | 43.7 | 20.2 | 3.90 |
After recovery | 26.4 | 13.5 | 45.6 | 8.4 | 5.74 | |
Volume of particles per liter of air coughed (pL) | While ill | 14.9 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 9.2 | 3.32 |
After recovery | 8.5 | 4.5 | 10.1 | 3.9 | 4.56 |