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Table 3 Quantitative PCR and Direct IF performed on 349 respiratory samples collected from 202 patients

From: Improved detection of Pneumocystis jirovecii in upper and lower respiratory tract specimens from children with suspected pneumocystis pneumonia using real-time PCR: a prospective study

 

TOTAL

URT

LRT

OR (95% CI)

 

(n = 349)

(n = 183)

(n = 166)

 

Positive PCR

180 (52%)

87 (48%)

93 (56%)

0.71 (0.46 - 1.11)

Positive IF

26 (7%)

4 (2%)

22 (13%)

0.15 (0.04 - 0.45)

  1. URT, upper respiratory tract; LRT, lower respiratory tract; OR, Odds-ratio; CI, confidence interval; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; IF, immunofluorescence
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