https://doi.org/10.5812/jjm.4993

The Study of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Iranian Patients With Lung Cancer

authors:

avatar Amir Mohamad Hashem Asnaashari 1 , avatar Ali Sadrizadeh 2 , avatar Hamid Ahmadi 3 , avatar Mojtaba Meshkat 4 , avatar Aida Gholoobi 5 , avatar Fariba Rezai Talab 6 , avatar Mahnaz Aamini 6 , avatar Sayed Hosain Ahmadi Hosaini 6 , avatar Davoud Attaran 1 , avatar Mohammad Tohidi 1 , avatar Shahrzad Mohammadzadeh Lari 1 , avatar Reza Basiri 1 , avatar Maryam sadat Nabavinia 5 , avatar Sina Rostami 7 , avatar Zahra Meshkat ORCID 8 , *

Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Ghaem hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, IR Iran
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ghaem hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran
School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran
Isalmic Azad University, Mashhad Branch, Mashhad, IR Iran
Microbiology and Virology Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran
Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Imam Reza hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, IR Iran
School of Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, IR Iran
Womens Health Research Centre, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran
Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology: Vol.6, issue 3; 237-41
published online: April 30, 2013
article type: Research Article
received: March 26, 2012
accepted: July 2, 2012

how to cite: Hashem Asnaashari A M, Sadrizadeh A, Ahmadi H, Meshkat M, Gholoobi A, et al. The Study of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Iranian Patients With Lung Cancer. Jundishapur J Microbiol. 2013;6(3): 237-41. https://doi.org/10.5812/jjm.4993.

Abstract

Background:

Mycobacterium tuberculosis has the ability to invade type II alveolar epithelial cells. As a result, the associations between invasion of alveolar epithelial cells and pathogenesis of lung infection seem strong.

Objectives:

The current study aimed to evaluate the presence of M. tuberculosis in patients with lung cancer.

Patients and Methods:

This cross-sectional study was performed on samples collected from 380 patients with lung cancer who referred to two state-run hospitals in Mashhad, Iran. Microscopic and cultural methods were utilized to assess the presence of M. tuberculosis in the patients` specimens.

Results:

The subjects included 252 (66.3%) males and 128 (33.7%) females. Based on cultural and microscopic methods, M. tuberculosis infection was observed in twenty six (6.8%) of cases.

Conclusions:

Results of the current study showed the high prevalence of M. tuberculosis among the patients with lung cancer; therefore, it seems that continuous surveillance is essential to monitor the M. tuberculosis in the patients with lung cancer.

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