Table 2.

BAL Findings in BMT Recipients and Controls

Groups No. of BAL Recovery of BAL (%) AM
% Total CellsCounts/ELF (×106/mL)
BMT recipients 
 Before day 50  17  62.4 ± 1.2  91.3 ± 1.2 6.4 ± 0.9  
 After day 50  10  62.4 ± 2.0 96.5 ± 1.3* 25.0 ± 2.2* 
Controls  10 63.1 ± 3.2  91.6 ± 1.5  8.2 ± 1.6 
Groups No. of BAL Recovery of BAL (%) AM
% Total CellsCounts/ELF (×106/mL)
BMT recipients 
 Before day 50  17  62.4 ± 1.2  91.3 ± 1.2 6.4 ± 0.9  
 After day 50  10  62.4 ± 2.0 96.5 ± 1.3* 25.0 ± 2.2* 
Controls  10 63.1 ± 3.2  91.6 ± 1.5  8.2 ± 1.6 
*

P < .001 compared with normal nonsmoker.