BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: isolates from patients in Mashhad, Iran, we aimed to evaluate pneumocystis colonization in individuals with different pulmonary disorders. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We used nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method to amplify mitochondrial large subunit-ribosomal ribonucleic acid (mtLSU-rRNA) gene in 60 bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) samples, obtained from patients, referring to the Department of Internal Medicine (Pulmonary Diseases Section) at Imam Reza Hospital, affiliated to Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. RESULTS: was detected in 10 out of 60 BAL samples (16.66%) via nested PCR method. CONCLUSION: was similar to the rates reported in other similar studies in Iran.
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