Children# n | 24 |
Age months | 31±11 |
Sex n | |
Female | 16 |
Male | 8 |
F508del homozygous | 50.0 |
Sweat chloride mmol·L−1 | 92±28 |
Pancreatic insufficiency | 87.5 |
Using antibiotics at BAL | 91.2 |
Past antibiotic courses¶ | 2.9±1.9 |
Second-hand smoke | 29.2 |
BAL neutrophils+ | 27.7±18.9 |
BAL macrophages+ | 64.6±19.7 |
BAL lymphocytes+ | 7.2±4.7 |
BAL eosinophils+ | 0.5±0.8 |
Positive BAL culture+ | 39.1 |
Positive for Staphylococcus aureus+ | 26.1 |
Positive for Pseudomonas aeruginosa+ | 4.3 |
Data are mean±sd or %, unless otherwise stated. BAL: bronchoalveolar lavage. #: all subjects received prospective BAL and computed tomography procedures; ¶: number of antibiotic courses received (oral and/or intravenous, including prophylaxis) 12 months prior to the prospective visit (n=18); +: n=23.