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Author contributions
S Tarashi and SD Siadat drafted the manuscript. S Tarashi and A Fuso collected information. M Karimipoor, SD Siadat and A Fuso discussed and revised the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank the personnel of Mycobacteriology and Pulmonary Research Department, Pasteur Institute of Iran for their assistance in this project. The authors apologize to all their colleagues whose important work could not be directly cited in this manuscript.
Financial & competing interests disclosure
The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties.
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