Fig 1.
Flow diagram of literature search.
Table 1.
Characteristics of studies involved in the current systematic review and meta-analysis.
Fig 2.
Forest plot of meta-analysis of Nocardia prevalence in Iran based on random-effect models.
Fig 3.
Funnel plot of the meta-analysis on prevalence of Nocardia species.
Table 2.
Nocardia spp. distribution among Iranian studies.
Fig 4.
Forest chart of meta-analysis of Nocardia prevalence by provinces of Iran based on random effects model.
Table 3.
The prevalence of Nocardia species in certain provinces of Iran (n = 338).
Table 4.
The distribution of pulmonary Nocardiosis specimens.
Table 5.
The distribution of extrapulmonary Nocardiosis specimens.
Table 6.
Meta-analysis of the prevalence of Nocardia in Iran.