Details of the 17 patients who were positive for P jiroveci
| Patient no | Age | Sex | Peripheral blood lymphocyte count | Oral steroids | Final diagnoses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAI=Mycobacterium avium intercellulare; CLL=chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. | |||||
| *Patient positive for P jiroveci by standard microbiological stains and PCR. | |||||
| 1 | 76 | M | 1.91 | Prior inactive TB | |
| 2 | 20 | M | 1.74 | smoke inhalation | |
| 3* | 54 | M | 2.10 | Lung cancer | |
| 4 | 78 | M | 2.23 | Pneumonia, prostate cancer | |
| 5 | 51 | M | 1.10 | Pneumonia | |
| 6 | 74 | F | 0.65 | Lung cancer | |
| 7 | 74 | F | 0.55 | Lung cancer | |
| 8 | 69 | M | 2.40 | Yes | Lung cancer |
| 9 | 51 | M | 1.10 | Yes | Lung cancer |
| 10 | 58 | M | 10 | Yes | Aspergilloma + CLL |
| 11 | 75 | M | 1.10 | Yes | MAI |
| 12 | 70 | M | Yes | Lung cancer + Wegener’s | |
| 13 | 65 | F | Yes | Prior inactive TB | |
| 14 | 63 | M | 1.87 | Yes | Pneumonia |
| 15 | 69 | M | 1.12 | Yes | Prior inactive TB + renal transplant |
| 16 | 28 | M | 2.40 | Pneumonia | |
| 17 | 40 | M | 3.77 | Pneumonia | |