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. 2011 May 15;18(2):121–126. doi: 10.1051/parasite/2011182121

Table II.

Prevalence of Pneumocystis jirovecii colonization detected by using molecular methods among patients with cystic fibrosis.

Country Number
of patients
Prevalence of Pneumocystis
colonization (%)
Median age
(years)
Chemoprophylaxis with
co-trimoxazole (%)
Authors, year
Germany 95 7.4 % 23.2 No Sing et al., 2001
Spain 88 21.6 % 15.8 2.3 % Respaldiza et al., 2005
France 76 1.3 % 18.5 39.5 % Gal et al., 2010