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Table 3 Summary of protein spot analyses between s-Cath and mini-BAL in each subject

From: Proteomic Analysis of Two Non-Bronchoscopic Methods of Sampling the Lungs of Patients with the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Sample no.

Number of spots

Similar (%)

Increased in s-Cath (%)

Decreased in s-Cath (%)

1

1,992

79.2

4.4

16.4

2

2,417

51.1

24.5

24.4

3

2,637

67.5

19.4

13.1

4

1,951

67.5

6.9

25.6

5

2,148

73.0

12.3

14.7

6

1,810

66.4

15.5

18.1

7

2,190

74.1

9.5

16.4

Mean (±SD)

2,164 ± 285

68.4 ± 8.9

13.2 ± 7.1

18.4 ± 4.8

  1. A difference in spot abundance was defined as a twofold change in log volume ratio. The Student’s t test was used for comparison with a p < 0.05 for statistical significance.
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