Table 1. Comparison of the P. jirovecii immunofluorescence assay (IFA) and the quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) assay results, Soweto, South Africa, 2005–2009 (N = 305).
IFA Result | |||||
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Positive | Possibly positive | Negative | Total | ||
qPCR Result | Positive | 153 | 10 | 41 | 204 |
Negative | 3 | 1 | 97 | 101 | |
Total | 156 | 11 | 138 | 305 |