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. 2021 Sep 18;61(8):1211–1217. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.7300-21

Table 3.

The Results Of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid (balf).

Total cell counts 22.5×104 /mL
cell fractionation
alveolar macrophages 74.3 %
lymphocytes 20.8 %
neutrophils 4.1 %
eosinophils 0.8 %
basophils 0 %
CD4/8 ratio* 0.59
Cytodiagnosis Class II
BALF cultures negative

*CD4+/CD8+T-lymphocyte ratio