Hepatic toxicity is the most serious adverse effect of anti tuberculosis drugs. This study was performed to evaluate efficacy of silymarin as a hepatoprotective herbal agent. In a randomized double blind clinical trial 70 new cases of pulmonary tuberculosis were divided into two groups. The intervention group was assigned to receive silymarin and the control group received placebo. Tuberculosis...

Magnesium is an essential metal that has important roles in physiological function of the body organs. Ethambutol is an oral antitubercular agent with chelating effects owing to its chemical structure. The aim of present study is to determine whether ethambutol usage can alter serum magnesium concentration in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. Sixty patients with diagnosis of pulmonary tuber...

We report a case of a 68-year-old female who was a known case of diabetes mellitus and chronic liver disease and presented with complaints of dry cough and other constitutional symptoms since one month. During initial investigations, the patient was found to have peripheral blood eosinophilia. Upon investigating further,the patient was found to have mediastinal lymphadenopathy and fine-needle a...

background and objectives: mycobacterium tuberculosis complex is consisted of homogenous organisms. they are slowly growing mycobacteria and their isolation and identification are difficult and time consuming. differentiation of mycobacterium bovis, causative mammalian tuberculosis, from other members of mycobacterium tuberculosis complex is very important in epidemiology and control of disease...

Tuberculosis is one of the leading infectious causes death in adults worldwide. The human host acts as a natural reservoir for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Pregnancy carries an increased risk infections.

Background: Mycobacterium is a genus of Actinobacteriaceae and the family, including important pathogens, such as tuberculosis (i.e., cause tuberculosis) leprae leprosy). Tuberculosis still major death in human societies. Objectives: The current study aimed to evaluate effect ethanolic extract garlic on isolated from patients Zabol, Iran, investigate presence antibiotic-resistant genes tubercul...

Background of the study: Tuberculosis is a contagious illness caused by bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) that mostly affects lungs. When an infected individual coughs or sneezes, it can spread via air. imposes economic cost not only on afflicted person, but also his whole family and entire nations due to lost output during ill period. Every year, ten million individuals have tuberculosis, ...

Introduction: For a country with high Tuberculosis (TB) prevalence, infection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus covert co-infection Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (MTB) is real concern.

Background: Marine seaweeds synthesize different types of compounds with various biological activities, including anti-tuberculosis and anticancer effects. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate anti tuberculosis of Padina australis and cytotoxicity of different fractions of this seaweed. Methods: Padina australis was collected from coasts of Persian Gulf, identified and e...