Table 1.

Identified studies reporting frequency of Mycobacterium simiae pulmonary disease

Study	Study time	City	No. of suspected TB cases	No. of culture-positive cases	No. of patients with NTM diseases	No. of patients with M. simiae pulmonary disease
Tabarsi (2009) [24]	2002–2006	Tehran	NR	NR	12	2
Zaker (2012) [25]	2010–2011	Tehran	2385	270	63	12
Baghaei (2012) [26]	2002–2009	Tehran	NR	NR	120	26
Shafipour (2013) [27]	2010–2011	Gorgan	3336	319	16	6
Hashemi-Shahraki (2013) [6]	2009–2012	Ahvaz	190	117	23	8
Nour-Neamatollahie (2016) [28]	2011–2013	Tehran	10 377	380	59	4
Nasiri (2017) [29]	2014–2016	Tehran	7200	410	62	24

NR, not reported; NTM, nontuberculous mycobacteria; TB, tuberculosis.