Table 2. Outcomes in 95 episodes of suspected Pneumocystis pneumonia (PcP), Malawi, 2002–2004*.

Final diagnosis†	Clinical diagnosis‡	No. episodes	IF	PCR	Follow-up data
Confirmed PcP	PcP	2	Pos	Pos	–
Confirmed PcP	PcP	1	Neg	Pos	–
Confirmed PcP	PcP	1	–	–	Death after 2 wk of PcP treatment (IS not done due to respiratory distress)
Confirmed PcP	Bronchiectasies	1	Neg	Pos	Death 1 wk after IS
Confirmed PcP	Tuberculosis	1	Neg	Pos	Improvement but short follow-up (2 wk)
Pneumocystis colonization/pulmonary KS	Pulmonary KS	3§	Neg	Pos	Death 23 wk after first IS
Pneumocystis colonization/tuberculosis	Tuberculosis	3	Neg	Pos	Recovery
Pneumocystis colonization/bacterial pneumonia	Bacterial pneumonia	2	Neg	Pos	Recovery
Pneumocystis colonization/unspecified respiratory illness	Unspecified respiratory illness	2	Neg	Pos	Recovery
Pneumocystis colonization/other diagnosis	Other diagnosis¶	1	Neg	Pos	Recovery
Unspecified respiratory illness	PcP	3	Neg	Neg	–
Tuberculosis	Tuberculosis	19	Neg	Neg	–
Bacterial pneumonia	Bacterial pneumonia	10	Neg	Neg	–
Unspecified respiratory illness	Unspecified respiratory illness	20	Neg	Neg	–
Unspecified respiratory illness	Unspecified respiratory illness	1	Neg	NA	Recovery (18 wk follow-up)
Other diagnoses¶	Other diagnoses¶	24	Neg	Neg	–
Other diagnosis¶	Other diagnosis¶	1	Neg	NA	Recovery (>1 y follow-up)

*IF, immunofluorescence stain; pos, positive; neg, negative; IS, induced sputum procedure; KS, Kaposi sarcoma.
†Diagnosis based on clinical evidence, IF, and PCR from an IS sample, and follow-up after episode.
^‡Diagnosis based on clinical evidence and IF from an IS sample.
§Three episodes occurring in 1 person.
¶Among other diagnoses were sepsis, bronchitis, emphysema, pulmonary KS, and bronchiectasis.