|
Serum,
|
|
Total IgG ng/ml (mean ± SE)
|
6.87 ± 0.38**
|
5.36 ± 0.39
|
5.97 ± 0.51
|
|
Total IgE, ng/ml (median ± IQR)
|
243 ± (181.3–305.5)†, **
|
172.5 ± (95.5–297.8)*
|
91.0 ± (69.5–266.5)
|
|
IgG to NTHi OMP, RU (mean ± SE)
|
2.10 ± 0.22
|
2.02 ± 0.16
|
1.74 ± 0.24
|
|
IgG to NTHi P6, (mean ± SE)
|
1.55 ± 0.13
|
1.62 ± 0.10
|
1.32 ± 0.07
|
|
Bronchial wash (n (%)
|
|
NTHi Culture positive
|
2 (10)
|
6 (22)
|
1 (8)
|
|
NTHi PCR positive
|
5 (20)
|
6 (22)
|
2 (15)
|
|
PPM
|
|
Staphylococcus aureus
| |
1
| |
|
Streptococcus pneumoniae
| |
1
| |
|
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
| |
2
| |
|
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
| |
1
| |
|
Non-PPM
|
|
Atypical Mycobacterium
| | |
1
|
|
Aspergillus fumigatus
|
1
|
1
| |
|
No microorganism
|
17
|
16
|
11
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