Table 3

Numbers and percentages of white blood cells (WBC) and lymphocyte subsets in 3 month old infantsa

Differential count
N
No. of cells × 109/L
N
% of WBC

White blood cells
81
8 (5–15)


Neutrophils
80
1.6 (0.6–5.7)
85
21 (8–47)
Eosinophils
80
0.3 (0.1–1.0)
85
4 (0.5–10)
Lymphocytes
80
5.4 (2.9–9.5)
85
70 (37–86)
Monocytes
80
0.3 (0.1–1.4)
85
4 (1–15)

Lymphocyte subsets



% of lymphocytes

CD19+
47
0.8 (0.1–2.0)
51
16 (2–34)
CD3+
47
3.7 (1.5–7.3)
52
70 (38–85)
CD4+CD8-
47
3.1 (1.0–5.3)
52
55 (24–72)
CD4-CD8+
47
0.7 (0.2–2.1)
52
13 (5–23)
CD56+
47
0.05 (0–0.1)
52
0.8 (0–2.2)

aMedian (range)

Glynn et al. Environmental Health 2008 7:62   doi:10.1186/1476-069X-7-62