Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Isolation from Clinical and Environmental Samples in Iran: Twenty Years of Surveillance
Joint Authors
Mirsaeidi, Mehdi
Farnia, Parisa
Velayati, Ali Akbar
Mozafari, Mohadese
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-05-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are opportunistic pathogens that are widely distributed in the environment.
There is a lack of data on species distribution of these organisms from Iran.
This study consists of a review of NTM articles published in Iran between the years 1992 and 2014.
In this review, 20 articles and 14 case reports were identified.
Among the 20 articles, 13 (65%) studies focused on NTM isolates from clinical specimens, 6 (30%) studies examined NTM isolates from environmental samples, and one (5%) article included both clinical and environmental isolates.
M.
fortuitum (229/997; 23%) was recorded as the most prevalent and rapid growing mycobacteria (RGM) species in both clinical (28%) and environmental (19%) isolated samples (P < 0.05).
Among slow growing mycobacteria (SGM), M.
simiae (103/494; 21%) demonstrated a higher frequency in clinical samples whereas in environmental samples it was M.
flavescens (44/503; 9%).
These data represent information from 14 provinces out of 31 provinces of Iran.
No information is available in current published data on clinical or environmental NTM from the remaining 17 provinces in Iran.
These results emphasize the potential importance of NTM as well as the underestimation of NTM frequency in Iran.
NTM is an important clinical problem associated with significant morbidity and mortality in Iran.
Continued research is needed from both clinical and environmental sources to help clinicians and researchers better understand and address NTM treatment and prevention.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Velayati, Ali Akbar& Farnia, Parisa& Mozafari, Mohadese& Mirsaeidi, Mehdi. 2015. Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Isolation from Clinical and Environmental Samples in Iran: Twenty Years of Surveillance. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1054766
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Velayati, Ali Akbar…[et al.]. Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Isolation from Clinical and Environmental Samples in Iran: Twenty Years of Surveillance. BioMed Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1054766
American Medical Association (AMA)
Velayati, Ali Akbar& Farnia, Parisa& Mozafari, Mohadese& Mirsaeidi, Mehdi. Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Isolation from Clinical and Environmental Samples in Iran: Twenty Years of Surveillance. BioMed Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1054766
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1054766