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Table 1 in Prevalence and genotyping of Pneumocystis jirovecii in renal transplant recipients-preliminary report
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Table 1 Comparison of Pneumocystis jirovecii -positive and Pneumocystis jirovecii - negative patients’ basic characteristics
| Pneumocystis jirovecii | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Positive (n = 8) | Negative (n = 64) | P value |
| Age in years, mean (range) | 55.1 (35–69) | 52.2 (21–76) | 0.292 |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 6 (75) | 30 (46.9) | 0.260 |
| Female | 2 (25) | 34 (53.1) | 0.260 |
| Time after kidney transplantation in months, mean (range) | 68.2 (4.7–142.5) | 80 (0.16–225.6) | 0.080 |
| Kidney transplantation episode | |||
| First | 7 (87.5) | 54 (84.4) | 1.000 |
| Second | 1 (12.5) | 8 (12.5) | 1.000 |
| Third | – | 2 (3.1) | 1.000 |
| Symptoms | 3 (26.5) | 17 (37.5) | 0.676 |
| Dyspnea | 1 (12.5) | 5 (7.8) | 0.520 |
| Fever | 1 (12.5) | 12 (18.75) | 1.000 |
| Unproductive cough | 1 (12.5) | 6 (9.4) | 0.578 |
| Ongoing prophylaxis | 2 (25) | 12 (18.75) | 0.648 |
| Immunosuppressive regimen | |||
| CI, prednisone, MMF | 2 (25) | 37 (57.8) | 0.131 |
| CI, prednisone, AZA | – | 4 (6.2) | 1.000 |
| PSI, prednisone, MMF | – | 1 (1.6) | 1.000 |
| PSI, prednisone | – | 1 (1.6) | 1.000 |
| CI, prednisone | 5 (62.5) | 16 (25) | 0.041* |
| CI, MMF | – | 3 (4.7) | 0.301 |
| Prednisone | 1 (12.5) | 2 (3.1) | 1.000 |
| Other potential risk factors | |||
| CMV infection | 1 (12.5) | 10 (15.6) | 1.000 |
| Eosinophils/μl, mean (range)a | 74 (0–250) | 272 (0–7200) | 0.040* |
| CRP mg/l, mean (range) b | 32.1 (0.3–176.3) | 42.3 (0.2–468) | 0.144 |
Notes
Published as part of Szydłowicz, Magdalena, Jakuszko, Katarzyna, Szymczak, Anna, Piesiak, Paweł, Kowal, Aneta, Kopacz, Żaneta, Wesołowska, Maria, Lobo, Maria Luísa, Matos, Olga, Hendrich, Andrzej B. & Kicia, Marta, 2019, Prevalence and genotyping of Pneumocystis jirovecii in renal transplant recipients-preliminary report, pp. 185 in Parasitology Research (181) 118 (1) on page 185, DOI: 10.1007/s00436-018-6131-0, http://zenodo.org/record/11376753
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