Open Access<p>Molecular Identification, and Characterization of <em>Mycobacterium kansasii</em> Strains Isolated from Four Tuberculosis Regional Reference Laboratories in Iran During 2016–2018</p>
Author(s) -
Azar Dokht Khosravi,
Bahareh Asban,
Mohammad Hashemzadeh,
Roohangiz Nashibi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s245295
Subject(s) - mycobacterium kansasii , rpob , biology , mycobacterium tuberculosis , microbiology and biotechnology , genotype , molecular epidemiology , subtyping , polymerase chain reaction , tuberculosis , nontuberculous mycobacteria , epidemiology , mycobacterium , virology , medicine , gene , genetics , pathology , computer science , programming language
Non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections are growing concern in many countries around the globe including Iran. Among them, Mycobacterium kansasii ( M. kansasii) causes both pulmonary and extra-pulmonary infections. Despite the high prevalence of M. kansasii isolates in Iran, unfortunately little is known about the epidemiological aspects of M. kansasii infection. Hence, the aim of the present study was to investigate the molecular identification, determination of subtypes variation and geographic distribution of clinical isolates of M. kansasii isolates.