Epidemiological Characterization of Drug Resistance among Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolated from Patients in Northeast of Iran during 2012-2013.

Ashraf Tavanaee SaniAbolfazl ShakibaMaryam SalehiHamid Reza Bahrami TaghanakiSeiedeh Fatemeh Ayati FardKiarash Ghazvini

Published in: BioMed research international (2015)

Considering these findings, DOTS strategy should be emphasized and promptly used in order to prevent further resistance. Regarding the high rate of nontuberculosis mycobacteria, it is recommended that confirmatory tests were performed before any therapeutic decision.

Keyphrases

mycobacterium tuberculosis
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
decision making
pulmonary tuberculosis
patient reported
molecularly imprinted
simultaneous determination