Evaluation of pulmonary bacterial infections in people exposed to mustard gas

Sanaz Paykar¹ Amirhossein Ahmadieh Yazdi² Mohammad Anbar Ahsanpour³ Nayereh Asadi⁴ Vafa Saber⁵ Mansoor Khaledi⁶ Hooman Hanifehpour⁷

1) Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences , Azad University Tehran North Branch, Tehran, Iran
2) Research Center for Molecular Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences,Hamadan,Iran
3) Department of nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Islamic Azad University, Qom Branch, Qom, Iran
4) School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
5) Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Azad University science and research Branch, Tehran, Iran
6) Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahed University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
7) Department of Hepatitis and AIDS, Pasteur Institute, Tehran, Iran

Publication : 2nd. International Congress on science & Engineering - paris(parisconf.com)
Abstract :
Mustard gas (MG) exposure can cause several injuries including organs impairment and alter the normal functions of biological systems. In this study, we have studied the pulmonary bacterial infections (PBI) of Iranian people who exposed to MG. 101 patients who were exposed to MG and 110 healthy controls were included in the study. Direct smear from the lung specimens was prepared and stained with different staining methods. To culture the specimens, the routine culture media were used. PCR was carrying out for some of specimens suspected to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Of 101 patients and 110 controls, 45.54% and 19.09% were positive for PBI, respectively. Two patients were also infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis that was proven by PCR. These findings indicate a high prevalence of PBI in patients exposed to MG, suggesting that these patients are more susceptible to opportunistic bacterial infection and precautions should be applied to these people.
Keywords : Mustard gas - pulmonary Bacterial infections - PCR