Background: Despite the implementation of the national control program, tuberculosis is one
of the greatest health problems in Iran. The prevalence of different strains in specific ethnic …

Antimicrobial drug resistance creates major problems in the control of tuberculosis (TB).
Beijing and Haarlem genotypes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are the prevalent genotypes …

Introduction: Tuberculosis remains the leading causes of death worldwide with frequencies
of mutations in rifampicin and isoniazid resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates …

OBJECTIVE: Isoniazid (INH) and rifampin (RIF) are the most effective first line antibiotics
against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Mutations in several genes determine resistance of M …

Sir, Escherichia coli clonal group ST131 has been reported from many parts of the world and
is frequently associated with production of CTX-M-type extended-spectrum b-lactamase …

5 Durand G, Bes M, Meunier H et al. Detection of new methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus clones containing the toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 gene responsible for hospital …

Pyrazinamide (PZA) is an important first-line drug used for the short-course treatment of
tuberculosis in combination with isoniazid and rifampin. It has been reported that mutations …

The nature and frequency of mutations in the rpoB gene of rifampicin (RIF) resistant
Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates varies considerably between different …

Present study aims to study the geographical profile of rpoB mutations of Mycobacterium
tuberculosis clinical isolates and their correlation with the therapeutic outcome. All the …

Tuberculosis is one of the most important global concerns, as it is considered as the second
leading cause of death due to the infectious diseases after HIV. According to the WHO …