Occurrence of study subjects according to the ongoing proton pump inhibitor (PPI) treatment at the time of sputum induction and distribution of patients treated with PPI at the time of sputum induction and their response to PPI
| PPI response (after 4 weeks treatment) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | Positive | Negative | Total |
| PPI at the time of sputum induction (>2 weeks): | |||
| Yes | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| No | 15 | 12 | 27 |
| Total | 24 | 15 | |