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The antibody rates were higher in disease groups likely to have or develop P carinii pneumonia: in those with histologically confirmed or strongly suspected P carinii pneumonia the rate was 14 of 24 (58.3%); in those who had undergone transplantation eight of 24 (33.3%); in those who were immunosuppressed five of 16 (31.2%); in those who were human immunodeficiency virus antibody (HIV) positive 11 of 43 (25.6%); in those with malignancy 34 of 233 (14.6%); and in those with chest infection 10 of 85 (11.7%). P carinii pneumonia was confirmed or likely in four of 45 (8.8%) patients with titres of 1\/8-1\/16 and in three of seven (42.8%) in those with titres of greater than or equal to 1\/128. Seroconversion or rising titre was detected in seven of 13 (53.8%) cases of confirmed or likely P carinii pneumonia compared with 10 of 93 (10.7%) in other patients. 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