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The widespread use of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMZ) for the treatment and prophylaxis of opportunistic infections (including PCP) has led to an increased selection of TMP-SMZ-resistant microorganisms. Sulfa\/sulfone resistance has been demonstrated to result from specific point mutations in the DHPS gene. This study aims to investigate the presence of DHPS gene mutations among P. jirovecii isolates from Bulgarian patients with PCP. A total of 326 patients were examined via real-time PCR targeting the P. jirovecii mitochondrial large subunit rRNA gene and further at the DHPS locus. P. jirovecii DNA was detected in 50 (15.34%) specimens. A 370 bp DHPS locus fragment was successfully amplified in 21 samples from 19 PCP-positive patients, which was then purified, sequenced, and used for phylogenetic analysis. Based on the sequencing analysis, all (n = 21) P. jirovecii isolates showed DHPS genotype 1 (the wild type, with the nucleotide sequence ACA CGG CCT at codons 55, 56, and 57, respectively). In conclusion, infections caused by P. jirovecii mutants potentially resistant to sulfonamides are still rare events in Bulgaria. 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