Nasal Discharge Eosinophils in Childhood Asthma Patients as a Predictive Factor for Persistent Asthma

Table 2

Nasal eosinophil counts for each group.

Eosinophil count	0	<5/10F	5-50/10F	50-100/10F	>100/10F
By microscope (400x)		+−	+	++	+++
Asthma (%)	60.0	12.9	20.0	2.3	4.7
No asthma (%)	69.4	16.8	11.6	1.1	1.1

An eosinophil count 0/10F was considered negative, and eosinophil counts greater than 1/10F were considered positive.