Intermittent Courses of Corticosteroids Also Present a Risk for Pneumocystis Pneumonia in Non-HIV Patients

Table 1

Prior corticosteroid and immunosuppressant use in non-HIV patients with PCP.

	Steroid use
	Count; total %	No	Daily steroids	Steroids with chemotherapy	Daily steroids and with chemotherapy	Steroids burst <4 weeks
Immunosuppressant use	No	14; 10.94	20; 15.63	0; 0.00	0; 0.00	3; 2.34	37; 28.91
	Yes	16; 12.50	36; 29.69	25; 19.53	14; 10.94	0; 0.00	91; 71.09
		30; 23.44	56; 43.75	25; 19.53	14; 10.94	3; 2.34	128

Steroids intermittently with chemotherapy.
Steroids daily and intermittently with chemotherapy.