1. Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2. Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy, Department of Medicine, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.
3. Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Health Research Institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
4. Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
5. Department of Bacteriology and Virology, School of Medicine, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, Iran.
6. Infectious Diseases Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.
7. Department of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
8. Clinical TB and Epidemiology Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.