Nasal Cytology: A Comparative Study of Two Different Techniques of Processing—Smeared versus Cytocentrifuged Slides

Table 2

Inflammatory cell count in smeared (SS) and cytocentrifuged (CS) slides. Data are expressed as number and percentages (%) of samples within each inflammatory cell category.

Cells	Neutrophils in CS	Neutrophils in SS	Eosinophils in CS	Eosinophils in SS
: 105	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)
None	26 (24.8)	18 (17.1)	58 (55.2)	60 (56.2)
Occasional	16 (15.2)	14 (13.3)	22 (21.0)	22 (21.0)
Few	17 (16.2)	22 (21.0)	11 (10.5)	14 (13.3)
Moderate	13 (12.4)	16 (15.2)	10 (9.5)	5 (4.8)
Large number	2 (1.9)	2 (1.9)	0	0
Very large number	31 (29.5)	33 (31.4)	4 (3.8)	4 (3.8)
Cohen	0.699		0.724
	<0.001		<0.001

CS: cytocentrifuged slides; SS: smeared slides.