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. 2017 Sep 2;4(4):ofx193. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofx193

Table 2.

Clinical and Radiologic Findings of Patients With Rare Pneumocystis jirovecii Detected by PCR

Immunocompromising Condition/Therapy, n (%) Presence and Type of Pulmonary Infiltrates, n (%) Pathology/Laboratory
Findings, n
Clinically Recognized and Treated, n (%) Associated
Mortality, n (%)
15/19 (78.9) Pulmonary infiltrates: 17/19 (89.5)
Bilateral infiltrates: 16/17 (94.1)
CT scan performed: 14/19 (73.7)
Ground glass infiltrates: 14/14 (100)
Cytology: 0/9 detected
Surg. path: 1/3 detected
Other pathogens detected:
 Influenza A: 1
S. pneumoniae: 2
 CMV: 1
 MAC: 1
18/19 (94.7) 4/19 (21.5)
Direct mortality: 1/4
Contributory (comorbid
condition): 3/4

Abbreviations: CMV, ; CT, computerized tomography; MAI, ; PCR, polymerase chain reaction.