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. 1999 Jun;67(6):2884–2890. doi: 10.1128/iai.67.6.2884-2890.1999

TABLE 1.

Differential cell content in BAL fluid samples before and after nasal or oral vaccination

Cell type Differential cell content (%)
Prevaccination
Postvaccination
Mean ± SD Range Mean ± SD Range
Macrophages 84.2 ± 9.1 58–96 85.6 ± 4.8 73–94
Lymphocytes 12.6 ± 7.6 2.5–34 11.7 ± 3.9 3.5–21
Monocytes 2.2 ± 1.9 0.5–8 1.4 ± 0.8 0.5–3
Eosinophils 1.1 ± 0.5 0–2 1.4 ± 1.0 0–3.5
Neutrophils 0.03 ± 0.13 0–0.5 0.03 ± 0.13 0–0.5