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I just want to know if I have paraphrased the following accurately or is there another way to paraphrase it?
The original sentence is:
Our previous study also demonstrated that PCP was the most opportunistic infection.
The paraphrase is:
The Authors identified PCP as one of the most predominant opportunistic infections.
This doesn't convey the same thing.
"[...] PCP was the most opportunistic infection."
This means that PCP was the top-most, number one. There are no infections that are more opportunistic than this one.
"[...] PCP as one of the most predominant opportunistic infections."
This means that PCP was among the top, but usually means that it wasn't #1. Might be #3 or #5. Still a lot, but not the most.
Depending on your goals, it might be alright to use the latter phrase. Just know it doesn't mean the same thing.
