Ali Akbar Velayati

Comparison of Rifampicin Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates by Multiplex Allele Specific PCR (MAS-PCR) with Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (PCR-ELISA)

Ali Akbar Velayati, Maryam- Fatemeh Sheikholeslami & Parissa Farnia · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2014

Aims: Detection of drug resistance M. tuberculosis isolates is one of the most important strategies to control the disease. Nowadays, with advances in molecular technology, various methods are available to detect drug resistant M. tuberculosis strains such as those based on captu...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJTDH/2014/6726

Osteoarticular Tuberculosis in Iran, 2002 to 2011

Mohammad Javad Nasiri, Mohammad Varahram, Mahdi Shams, Kimia Taghavi, Parissa Farnia & Ali Akbar Velayati · Advances in Research · 2014

Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) still causes serious illnesses in millions of people throughout the world. Although pulmonary TB accounts for the majority of the cases, extrapulmonary TB (EPTB) also contributes to the burden of disease and frequently neglected in the national TB...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2014/8766