Table 1– Demographic and clinical details
Cystic fibrosisNon-suppurative lung disease
Subjects1010
Sex M/F2/87/3
Age yrs14.1 (12.8–15.7)13.1 (8.6–15.4)
Diagnosis
 Cystic fibrosis10
 Obliterative bronchiolitis3
 Pulmonary arterial hypertension4
 Pulmonary venoocclusive disease1
 Interstitial lung disease1
 Eisenmenger syndrome1
Type of transplant
 Bilateral lung97
 Heart–lung13
Indication for bronchoscopy
 Surveillance99
 Suspected rejection11
Duration post-transplant months12 (2.9–15.5)7 (2.3–15)
FEV1 % pred at time of bronchoscopy75.5 (54.5–96)74 (60.5–97)
BAL
 No organisms65
 URT commensals34
Mycobacterium abscessus1
Streptococcus pneumoniae1
Transbronchial biopsy
 No acute cellular rejection1010
 A0B087
 A0BX23
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease requiring Nissen fundoplication98
BAL lipid laden macrophages >10%34
  • Data are presented as n or median (interquartile range). M: male; F: female; FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; % pred: % predicted; BAL: bronchoalveolar lavage; URT: upper respiratory tract; A0: no evidence of acute rejection; B0: no airway inflammation/lymphocytic bronchiolitis; BX: insufficient specimen for assessment.