Prevalence of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria: A Single Center Study in Tehran, Iran
| Author | Mohammad Javad Nasiri | en |
| Author | Mohammad Mehdi Feizabadi | en |
| Author | Hossein Dabiri | en |
| Author | Abbas Ali Imani Fooladi | en |
| Orcid | Mohammad Javad Nasiri [0000-0002-3279-0671] | en |
| Orcid | Mohammad Mehdi Feizabadi [0000-0002-4825-1170] | en |
| Orcid | Abbas Ali Imani Fooladi [0000-0001-7339-8257] | en |
| Issued Date | 2018-06-30 | en |
| Abstract | Background: Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are opportunist pathogens, which can cause pulmonary and non-pulmonary diseases. Objectives: This study aimed at investigating the frequency of NTM at a teaching hospital of Tehran, Iran. Methods: Clinical samples from patients with signs and symptoms of TB were collected from March 2016 to July 2017. Specimens were investigated using conventional methods and the GeneXpert MTB/RIF system. Phenotypic, polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-restriction enzyme analysis (PRA) and sequencing methods were used to identify the mycobacterial species. Results: Of 230 culture positive samples, 12 (5.2%) were NTM, according to conventional and molecular approaches. Mycobacterium simiae (6, 50.0%), M. fortuitum (4, 33.3%), M. intracellulare (1, 8.3%) and M. kansasii (1, 8.3%) were the isolated NTM species. Conclusions: The current study strongly highlights the need to design strategies for surveillance, monitoring, and management of NTM cases. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/archcid.61042 | en |
| URI | https://brieflands.com/journals/archcid/articles/61042 | en |
| Keyword | Tuberculosis | en |
| Keyword | Mycobacterium | en |
| Keyword | Nontuberculous | en |
| Keyword | Iran | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Prevalence of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria: A Single Center Study in Tehran, Iran | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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