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Frequency of Colonization of Pneumocystis jirovecii Among the Study Groups and Healthy Individuals
| Test | Patients |
Healthy Individuals;N (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patients who Received Corticosteroids; N (%) | Patients who did not Receive Corticosteroids; N (%) | ||
| Direct microscopy | 23 (46) | 8 (16) | ND |
| Total | 31 (31) | 0 (0) | |
| Nested-PCR | 40 (52) | 37 (48) | 8(16) |
| Total | 77 (77) | 11 (22) | |
| Each group comprised of 50 cases. | |||
