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Molecular epidemiology of nontuberculous mycobacteria isolates from clinical and environmental sources of a metropolitan city by Velayati, Ali Akbar, Farnia, Parissa, Mozafari, Mohadese, Malekshahian, Donya, Seif, Shima, Rahideh, Snaz, Mirsaeidi, Mehdi

“…While NTM infection is mainly acquired from environmental exposure, monitoring of environmental niches for NTM is not a routine practice. This study aimed to…”
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Transmission electron microscopy study of suspected primary ciliary dyskinesia patients by Rezaei, Mitra, Soheili, Amirali, Ziai, Seyed Ali, Fakharian, Atefeh, Toreyhi, Hossein, Pourabdollah, Mihan, Ghorbani, Jahangir, Karimi-Galougahi, Mahboobeh, Mahdaviani, Seyed Alireza, Hasanzad, Maryam, Eslaminejad, Alireza, Ghaffaripour, Hossein Ali, Mahmoudian, Saied, Rodafshani, Zahra, Mirenayat, Maryam Sadat, Varahram, Mohammad, Marjani, Majid, Tabarsi, Payam, Mansouri, Davood, Jamaati, Hamid Reza, Velayati, Ali Akbar

“…Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare autosomal recessive condition often presenting with chronic respiratory infections in early life. Transmission…”
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Tuberculosis in Children by Akbar Velayati, Ali

“…Abstract Tuberculosis (TB) is the main cause of infection-related death in the world. Children make up ∼ 5–15% of all TB cases. Severe forms of disease such as…”
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Non-coding RNAs and Exosomes: Their Role in the Pathogenesis of Sepsis by Hashemian, Seyed MohammadReza, Pourhanifeh, Mohammad Hossein, Fadaei, Sara, Velayati, Ali Akbar, Mirzaei, Hamed, Hamblin, Michael R.

“…Sepsis is characterized as an uncontrolled host response to infection, and it represents a serious health challenge, causing excess mortality and morbidity…”
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Molecular Drug Susceptibility Testing Against the First-line (Rifampin and Isoniazid) and Second-line (Ciprofloxacin–Amikacin and Kanamycin) Treatment in Different Subtypes of Mycobacterium simiae by Farnia, Parissa, Malekshahian, Donya, Tabarsi, Payam, Seif, Shima, Akbar Velayati, Ali

“…Abstract Objective Background Mycobacterium simiae has been identified as the most prevalent slow growing mycobacteria that has been isolated among Iranian…”
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Identification of Different Subtypes of Rapid Growing Atypical Mycobacterium from Water and Soil Sources: Using PCR-RFLP using hsp65 and rRNA 16s–23s Genes by Varahram, Mohammad, Farnia, Parissa, Saif, Shima, Marashian, Mehran, Farnia, Poopak, Ghanavi, Jaladein, Akbar Velayati, Ali

“…Abstract Objective/Background Nontuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM) are a diverse group of microorganisms that cause a variety of diseases in humans including…”
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Emergence of new forms of totally drug-resistant tuberculosis bacilli: super extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis or totally drug-resistant strains in iran by Velayati, Ali Akbar, Masjedi, Mohammad Reza, Farnia, Parissa, Tabarsi, Payam, Ghanavi, Jalladein, ZiaZarifi, Abol Hassan, Hoffner, Sven Eric

“…The study documented the emergence of new forms of resistant bacilli (totally drug-resistant [TDR] or super extensively drug-resistant [XDR] tuberculosis [TB]…”
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An Overview of Genetic Information of Latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Hamidieh, Faezeh, Farnia, Parissa, Nowroozi, Jamileh, Farnia, Poopak, Velayati, Ali Akbar

“…Mycobacterium tuberculosis has infected more than two billion individuals worldwide, of whom 5%-10% have clinically active disease and 90%-95% remain in the…”
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Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Lactobacillus Rahmnosus and Bifidobacterium Breve on Cigarette Smoke Activated Human Macrophages by Mortaz, Esmaeil, Adcock, Ian M, Ricciardolo, Fabio L M, Varahram, Mohammad, Jamaati, Hamidreza, Velayati, Ali Akbar, Folkerts, Gert, Garssen, Johan

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major global health problem with cigarette smoke (CS) as the main risk factor for its development. Airway…”
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Radiographic Manifestations of Tuberculosis in HIV positive patients: Correlation with CD4+ T-cell count by Bakhshayesh-Karam, Mehrdad, Tabarsi, Payam, Mehdi Mirsaiedi, Seyed, Valiollahpour Amiri, Majid, Zahirifard, Soheila, Davood Mansoori, Seyed, Reza Masjedi, Mohammad, Akbar Velayati, Ali

“…Abstract Background Observations on Tuberculosis/HIV co-infection in addition to epidemiologic molecular studies have recently provided strong evidence for the…”
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The role of interferon-gamma and interferon-gamma receptor in tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacterial infections by Ghanavi, Jalaledin, Farnia, Poopak, Farnia, Parissa, Velayati, Ali

“…Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) remain the leading causes of lung disease and mortality worldwide. Interferon-gamma…”
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Characterization of Clinical Isolates of Mycobacterium simiae Using Drug Susceptibility Tests and Molecular Analyses by Dezhkhi, Hoda, Farnia, Parissa, Haddadi, Azam, Farnia, Poopak, Velayati, Ali Akbar

“…Mycobacterium simiae is an emerging nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) and an opportunistic pathogen which is described mainly in Asia and presents in the…”
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Prevalence of Mycobacterium abscessus among the Patients with Nontuberculous Mycobacteria by Ayoubi, Saman, Aghajani, Jafar, Farnia, Poopak, Farnia, Parissa, Ghanavi, Jalaledin, Velayati, Ali Akbar

“…Considering the importance of the increasing incidence of non-tuberculous mycobacteria, especially Mycobacterium abscessus worldwide, we conducted a study to…”
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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Isolation from Clinical and Environmental Samples in Iran: Twenty Years of Surveillance by Mirsaeidi, Mehdi, Mozafari, Mohadese, Farnia, Parisa, Velayati, Ali Akbar

“…Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are opportunistic pathogens that are widely distributed in the environment. There is a lack of data on species distribution…”
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Prevalence and Temporal Trends of Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis in Iran from 1981 to 2023: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Ayoubi, Saman, Farnia, Parissa, Farnia, Poopak, Ghanavi, Jalaledin, Velayati, Ali Akbar

“…Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a serious threat to global tuberculosis (TB) control efforts. This study aims to investigate the trend of MDR-TB…”
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The totally drug resistant tuberculosis (TDR-TB) by Velayati, Ali Akbar, Farnia, Parissa, Masjedi, Mohammad Reza

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Lung ultrasound for the diagnosis of cystic fibrosis pulmonary exacerbation by Hassanzad, Maryam, Kiani, Arda, Abedini, Atefeh, Ghaffaripour, Hoseinali, Emami, Habib, Alizadeh, Niloufar, Zoghi, Ghazal, Hashemi, Saeed, Velayati, Ali Akbar

“…High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is the gold standard for the evaluation of cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease; however, lung ultrasound (LUS) is…”
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Pharmacogenetic Study of Drugs Affecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Shabani, Samira, Farnia, Poopak, Ghanavi, Jalaledin, Velayati, Ali Akbar, Farnia, Parissa

“…Pharmacogenetic research has led to significant progress in understanding how genetic factors influence drug response in tuberculosis (TB) treatment. One…”
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Protective effect of N-acetylcysteine on antituberculosis drug-induced hepatotoxicity by Baniasadi, Shadi, Eftekhari, Parivash, Tabarsi, Payam, Fahimi, Fanak, Raoufy, Mohammad Reza, Masjedi, Mohammad Reza, Velayati, Ali Akbar

“…INTRODUCTIONIsoniazid, rifampicin, and pyrazinamide, the first-line antituberculosis (anti-TB) drugs, are associated with hepatotoxicity. AIMS AND OBJECTIVESTo…”
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Prevalence of non-tuberculosis mycobacteria among samples deposited from the National Tuberculous Reference Laboratory of Iran (2011-2018) by Ayoubi, Saman, Farnia, Parissa, Farnia, Poopak, Aghajani, Jafar, Ghanavi, Jalaledin, Velayati, Ali

“…Objective: To investigate the prevalence of non-tuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM) among the samples deposited from the National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory…”
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