Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology
Amir Mohamad Hashem Asnaashari1, Ali Sadrizadeh2, Hamid Ahmadi3, Mojtaba Meshkat4, Aida Gholoobi5, Fariba Rezai Talab6, Mahnaz Aamini6, Sayed Hosain Ahmadi Hosaini6, Davoud Attaran1, Mohammad Tohidi1, Shahrzad Mohammadzadeh Lari1, Reza Basiri1, Maryam sadat Nabavinia5, Sina Rostami7, 
Zahra Meshkat
8,*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.
The current study aimed to evaluate the presence of M. tuberculosis in patients with lung cancer.
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.
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.
Results of the current study showed the high prevalence of
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