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ArticleBMC infectious diseases2023

Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotypes in an ethnically diverse area with millions of pilgrims and thousands of immigrants.

Mostafa Naseri-Nezhad, Mahla Asadian, Mohammad Khalifeh Gholi, Mehdi Yaseri, Masoumeh Douraghi

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  1. Genotypic diversity ofIranian journal of microbiology · 2025
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Mostafa Naseri-NezhadDivision of Microbiology, Department of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mahla AsadianDivision of Microbiology, Department of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad Khalifeh GholiDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran.
Mehdi YaseriDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Masoumeh DouraghiDivision of Microbiology, Department of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. mdouraghi@tums.ac.ir.
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IRQom University of Medical Science and Health Services · IR

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Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services 52337
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundImmigration is considered as a risk factor of tuberculosis (TB). Qom province receives millions of pilgrims and significant numbers of immigrants each year. Most of the immigrants to Qom, arrive from neighboring TB-endemic countries. This study aimed to identify the current circulating Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotypes in Qom province using 24-locus MIRU-VNTR genotyping.

methodsEighty six M. tuberculosis isolates were collected during 2018-2022 from patients referring to Qom TB reference laboratory. The DNA of isolates was extracted and followed by 24 loci MIRU-VNTR genotyping which performed using the web tools available on MIRU-VNTRplus.

resultsOf 86 isolates, 39 (45.3%) were of Delhi/CAS genotype, 24 (27.9%) of NEW-1, 6 (7%) of LAM, 6 (7%) of Beijing, 2 (2.3%) of UgandaII, 2 (2.3%) of EAI, 1 of S (1.2%) and 6 (7%) did not match with profiles present in MIRUVNTRplus database.

conclusionsAbout half of the isolates belong to Afghan immigrants; which warns health policy makers about the future situation of TB in Qom. Also, the similarity of Afghan and Iranian genotypes provides evidence that immigrants partake in the circulation of M. tuberculosis. This study underpin the studies about the circulating M. tuberculosis genotypes, their geographical distribution, the association of TB risk factors with these genotypes and the impact of immigration on the situation of TB in Qom province.

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Emigrants and ImmigrantsMycobacterium tuberculosisTuberculosisBacterial Typing TechniquesGenotypeHumansIranMinisatellite RepeatsImmigrationMIRU-VNTRQomTuberculosis

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