High Occurrence of Emerged Lophomonas Infection among Patients Suspected of Having Pulmonary Tuberculosis: In-House PCR-Based Evidence

• Published in: Interdisciplinary perspectives on infectious diseases Vol. 2022; pp. 1 - 5
• Main Authors: Kalani, Hamed, Pangh, Ayeneh, Nakhaei, Maryam, Hezarjaribi, Hajar Ziaei, Fakhar, Mahdi, Sharifpour, Ali, Banimostafavi, Elham Sadat, Tabaripour, Rabeeh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Egypt Hindawi 2022; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Fever; Infections; Laboratories; Morphology; Parasites; Tuberculosis; Iran

Objectives. Lophomonas infection is a respiratory disease in humans that is associated with symptoms of cough, sputum, dyspnea, and sometimes hemoptysis, which shows the importance of differentiating this disease from tuberculosis and asthma. Methods. This study was performed on 216 participants sus...