Table 3.
Flow cytometric analysis of lymphocyte populations in bronchoalveolar lavage fluids from patients with COVID-19.
Lymphocyte subsets (n = 14) | Range (median) |
T cells | 69–94% (86.5%) |
B cells | 0–2% (0.9%) |
NK cells | 3–20% (9.9%). |
CD4:CD8 ratio | 0.3–2.5 (1.4). |
Expression of activation markers in T cells (n = 9) | Positive/total cases (%); range of % positive T cell (median) |
CD38+ | 9/9 (100%); 37–75% (64%) |
HLADR+ | 8/9 (89%); 40–64% (52.8%) |
CD25+ | 7/9 (78%); 30–60% (37.8%) |