Table 2.
Lower airway cellular differential versus virus status on NPA and BAL.
| Lower airway cellular profile | NPA HRV+ (n = 44) | NPA HRV− (n = 31) | p-Value | NPA AdV+ (n = 15) | NPA AdV− (n = 60) | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCCs (×106/L) | 215 (106, 285) | 240 (94, 360) | 0.894 | 260 (168, 473) | 200 (90, 290) | 0.132 |
| Neutr% | 16 (6, 55) | 13 (4, 32) | 0.514 | 51 (15, 68) | 12 (5, 36) | 0.017 |
| Macr% | 60 (37, 82) | 71 (29, 87) | 0.605 | 46 (23, 74) | 71 (41, 84) | 0.075 |
| Lymph% | 6 (4, 13) | 6 (3, 15) | 0.812 | 5 (2, 11) | 6 (4, 15) | 0.183 |
| Eosin% | 0 (0, 0) | 0 (0, 0) | 0.262 | 0 (0,2) | 0 (0,0) | 0.314 |
| Lower airway cellular profile | BAL HRV+ (n = 24) | BAL HRV− (n = 51) | p-Value | BAL AdV+ (n = 13) | BAL AdV− (n = 62) | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCCs (×106/L) | 210 (108, 413) | 230 (95, 350) | 0.645 | 240 (112, 485) | 215 (94, 285) | 0.534 |
| Neutr% | 16 (9, 63) | 15 (5, 40) | 0.457 | 44 (14, 70) | 12 (5, 37) | 0.077 |
| Macr% | 65 (27, 82) | 68 (39, 84) | 0.544 | 54 (25, 83) | 70 (38, 84) | 0.497 |
| Lymph% | 8 (5, 20) | 5 (3, 14) | 0.318 | 3 (2, 7) | 7 (5, 15) | 0.017 |
| Eosin% | 0 (0, 2) | 0 (0, 0) | 0.162 | 0 (0, 1) | 0 (0, 0) | 0.825 |
Abbreviations: Neutr%, percentage neutrophils; Macro%, percentage macrophages; Lymph%, percentage lymphocytes; Eosin%, percentage eosinophils. Cell counts expressed as median (interquartile range) and rounded to nearest whole number.