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Table 2 Comparisons of cell profile and lymphocyte subpopulations in BALF between pure and mixed PJP patients

From: The impact of concomitant pulmonary infection on immune dysregulation in Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia

 

Pure PJP (N =47)

Mixed PJP (N =18)

P value

Total cell count, 103/ml

46.00(21.24;95.16)

30.00(18.27;115.07)

0.560

Macrophages, %

67.50(57.00;82.00)

64.25(42.63;71.38)

0.246

Macrophage count, 103/ml

36.23(12.64;53.01)

18.88(10.19;60.15)

0.519

Lymphocytes, %

10.25(3.00;29.63)

7.50(1.88;20.38)

0.364

Lymphocyte count, 103/ml

3.39(1.18;17.04)

2.03(1.01;3.47)

0.283

Neutrophils, %

10.50(4.88;20.88)

21.50(9.13;33.13)

0.06

Neutrophil count, 103/ml

3.97(1.84;11.41)

7.84(1.46;25.07)

0.386

CD4/CD8 ratio

22.30(8.50;37.40)

11.50(4.80;22.63)

0.127

CD4+ cells, %

2.48(0.30;8.02)

0.42(0.06;5.73)

0.302

CD4+ cells, 103/ml

31.80(15.80;59.70)

16.85(8.28;51.48)

0.384

CD8+ cells, %

4.67(0.55;13.19)

0.51(0.21;19.01)

0.356

CD8+ cells, 103/ml

0.67(0.31;1.20)

0.31(0.18;1.95)

0.384

  1. Data are expressed as median IQR (25%;75%).
  2. BALF = Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid; PJP = Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia; Mixed PJP = PJP with concurrent other pulmonary infections.
  3. The comparison was made by Mann–Whitney U test.
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