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Table 1 Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid differential cell counts in the tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) and control groups

From: Immune responses in the lungs of patients with tuberculous pleural effusion without pulmonary tuberculosis

 

TPE group

Control group

P value

CD4/CD8+ ratio

2.8 ± 1.14

1.56 ± 0.82

0.002

Alveolar macrophage (%)

85.3 ± 14

91.3 ± 5.03

NS

Lymphocytes (%)

12 ± 10.6

7.45 ± 5.26

NS

Neutrophils (%)

2.55 ± 4.09

0.8 ± 0.71

NS

Eosinophils (%)

0.25 ± 0.35

0.5 ± 0.85

NS

Cell number (104/mL)

10 ± 12

12 ± 9

NS

  1. Data represent mean ± SD; NS = not significant.
  2. * Bonferroni correction p < 0.0083.
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BMC Immunology

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