Occurrence and risk factors of nontuberculous mycobacteria in tuberculosis-suspected patients in the north of Iran

Occurrence and risk factors of nontuberculous mycobacteria in tuberculosis-suspected patients in the north of Iran

Background and Objectives: Some Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) can occasionally infect the human population and cause infections having symptoms similar to tuberculosis (TB). This study tried to provide updated data about the frequency and diversity of NTM species. Materials and Methods: Suspicio...

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Main Authors: Maryam Shafipour, Hesamaddin Shirzad-Aski, Ezzat Allah Ghaemi, Ahmad Sohrabi, Masoumeh Taziki, Maya Babai Kochkaksaraei, Somayeh Rahimi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2021-04-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Microbiology
Subjects:
Nontuberculous mycobacteria;
Tuberculosis;
16S rDNA;
Sequence alignment;
Sequence homology;
Mycobacterium simiae;
Online Access:https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/2728

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