The Study of <italic>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </italic> in Iranian Patients With Lung Cancer
| Author | Amir Mohamad Hashem Asnaashari | en |
| Author | Ali Sadrizadeh | en |
| Author | Hamid Ahmadi | en |
| Author | Mojtaba Meshkat | en |
| Author | Aida Gholoobi | en |
| Author | Fariba Rezai Talab | en |
| Author | Mahnaz Aamini | en |
| Author | Sayed Hosain Ahmadi Hosaini | en |
| Author | Davoud Attaran | en |
| Author | Mohammad Tohidi | en |
| Author | Shahrzad Mohammadzadeh Lari | en |
| Author | Reza Basiri | en |
| Author | Maryam sadat Nabavinia | en |
| Author | Sina Rostami | en |
| Author | Zahra Meshkat | en |
| Orcid | Zahra Meshkat [0000-0002-4032-7599] | en |
| Issued Date | 2013-04-30 | en |
| Abstract | Background: Mycobacterium tuberculosis has the ability to invade type II alveolar epithelial cells. As a result, the associations between invasion of alveolar epithelial cells and pathogenesis of lung infection seem strong. Objectives: The current study aimed to evaluate the presence of M. tuberculosis in patients with lung cancer. Patients and Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on samples collected from 380 patients with lung cancer who referred to two state-run hospitals in Mashhad, Iran. Microscopic and cultural methods were utilized to assess the presence of M. tuberculosis in the patients` specimens. Results: The subjects included 252 (66.3%) males and 128 (33.7%) females. Based on cultural and microscopic methods, M. tuberculosis infection was observed in twenty six (6.8%) of cases. Conclusions: Results of the current study showed the high prevalence of M. tuberculosis among the patients with lung cancer; therefore, it seems that continuous surveillance is essential to monitor the M. tuberculosis in the patients with lung cancer. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/jjm.4993 | en |
| Keyword | Mycobacterium tuberculosis | en |
| Keyword | Lung Cancer | en |
| Keyword | Epidemiology | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | The Study of <italic>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </italic> in Iranian Patients With Lung Cancer | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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