Article
Variation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis population structure in Iran: a systemic review and meta-analysis.
BMC infectious diseases - 4 Jan 2021
Hadifar Shima, Fateh Abolfazl, Pourbarkhordar Vahid, Siadat Seyed Davar, Mostafaei Shayan, Vaziri Farzam
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Acquiring comprehensive insight into the dynamics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) population structure is an essential step to adopt effective tuberculosis (TB) control strategies and improve therapeutic methods and vaccines. Accordingly, we performed this systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the overall prevalence of Mtb genotypes/ sublineages in Iran. METHODS: We carried out a...
Topics
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Humans
- Iran
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Prevalence
- Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
