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Table 2 P. jirovecii colonization rate in BALF and sputa of the patients

From: Pneumocystis jirovecii colonization and its association with pulmonary diseases: a multicenter study based on a modified loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay

 

Patients with colonization

(n = 281)

Patients without colonization

(n = 122)

Total

(n = 403)

Positive rate (%)

P. jirovecii colonization in BALF

60

19

79

75.94*

P. jirovecii colonization in sputa

221

103

324

68.20

  1. *P > 0.05 compared with P. jirovecii colonization in sputa