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

CONCLUSION: Although the NTM species has a small portion in TB suspected patients, their prevalence has increased, mainly in elderly patients. Moreover, M. simiae was the most prevalent NTM species in our region. Therefore, identification of common species in each region is recommended and clinicians should pay more attention to them in each region.PMID:34540154 | PMC:PMC8408032 | DOI:10.18502/ijm.v13i2.5980

Source: Iranian Journal of Microbiology - September 20, 2021 Category: Microbiology Authors: Maryam Shafipour Hesamaddin Shirzad-Aski Ezzat Allah Ghaemi Ahmad Sohrabi Masoumeh Taziki Maya Babai Kochkaksaraei Somayeh Rahimi Source Type: research