Human infections due to Mycobacterium lentiflavum: first report in Iran

Human infections due to Mycobacterium lentiflavum: first report in Iran

Non-tuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM), as certain species of mycobacteria, can affect human in several ways. In the preceding years, the rate of NTM detection has risen in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients. On the other hand, several reports have debated the possibility of co-infect...

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Main Authors: M Shamaei, M Marjani, P Farnia, P Tabarsi, D Mansouri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2010-03-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Microbiology
Subjects:
Mycobacterium lentiflavum
NTM Iran
Online Access:https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/44
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spelling doaj-4fe1055215884e33ab8fb0702ea0517a2020-12-02T05:55:38ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Microbiology2008-32892008-44472010-03-0121Human infections due to Mycobacterium lentiflavum: first report in IranM Shamaei0M Marjani1P Farnia2P Tabarsi3D Mansouri4Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Darabad, Niavaran Sq, Tehran, Iran.Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Darabad, Niavaran Sq, Tehran, Iran.Mycobacteriology Research Center,NRITLD, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical.Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Mycobacteriology Research Center,NRITLD, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical.Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Darabad, Niavaran Sq, Tehran, Iran AND Chronic Respiratory Disease Research Center, NRITLD, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of edical.Sciences,Tehran, Iran. Non-tuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM), as certain species of mycobacteria, can affect human in several ways. In the preceding years, the rate of NTM detection has risen in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients. On the other hand, several reports have debated the possibility of co-infection of both Mycobcateriu tuberculosis (MTB) and NTM in individuals that puts the role of NTM in disease manifestations under question. Moreover, it is now proven that some of the cases that are identified as anti-TB treatment failure or suspected for drug resistance are actually NTM. https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/44Mycobacterium lentiflavumNTM Iran
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M Marjani
P Farnia
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M Marjani
P Farnia
P Tabarsi
D Mansouri
Human infections due to Mycobacterium lentiflavum: first report in Iran
Iranian Journal of Microbiology
Mycobacterium lentiflavum
NTM Iran
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M Marjani
P Farnia
P Tabarsi
D Mansouri
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title Human infections due to Mycobacterium lentiflavum: first report in Iran
title_short Human infections due to Mycobacterium lentiflavum: first report in Iran
title_full Human infections due to Mycobacterium lentiflavum: first report in Iran
title_fullStr Human infections due to Mycobacterium lentiflavum: first report in Iran
title_full_unstemmed Human infections due to Mycobacterium lentiflavum: first report in Iran
title_sort human infections due to mycobacterium lentiflavum: first report in iran
publisher Tehran University of Medical Sciences
series Iranian Journal of Microbiology
issn 2008-3289
2008-4447
publishDate 2010-03-01
description Non-tuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM), as certain species of mycobacteria, can affect human in several ways. In the preceding years, the rate of NTM detection has risen in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients. On the other hand, several reports have debated the possibility of co-infection of both Mycobcateriu tuberculosis (MTB) and NTM in individuals that puts the role of NTM in disease manifestations under question. Moreover, it is now proven that some of the cases that are identified as anti-TB treatment failure or suspected for drug resistance are actually NTM.
topic Mycobacterium lentiflavum
NTM Iran
url https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/44
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