the study of mycobacterium tuberculosis in iranian patients with lung cancer

conclusions results of the current study showed the high prevalence of m. tuberculosis among the patients with lung cancer; therefore, it seems that continuous surveillance is essential to monitor the m. tuberculosis in the patients with lung cancer. results the subjects included 252 (66.3%) males and 128 (33.7%) females. based on cultural and microscopic methods, m. tuberculosis infection was observed in twenty six (6.8%) of cases. objectives the current study aimed to evaluate the presence of m. tuberculosis in patients with lung cancer. patients and methods this cross-sectional study was performed on samples collected from 380 patients with lung cancer who referred to two state-run hospitals in mashhad, iran. microscopic and cultural methods were utilized to assess the presence of m. tuberculosis in the patients` specimens. background mycobacterium tuberculosis has the ability to invade type ii alveolar epithelial cells. as a result, the associations between invasion of alveolar epithelial cells and pathogenesis of lung infection seem strong.