Epidemiology of tuberculosis in Saudi Arabia following the implementation of end tuberculosis strategy Analysis of the surveillance data 2015-2019

• Published in: Saudi medical journal Vol. 45; no. 1; pp. 60 - 68
• Main Authors: Alawi, Maha M., Alserehi, Haleema A., Ali, Ahmed O., Albalawi, Abeer M., Alanizi, Mashael K., Nabet, Fatima M., Alkamaly, Modhi A., Assiri, Abdullah M., Jokhdar, Hani, Qutub, Mohammed O., khoja, Moahmmed A., Azhar, Esam I., Taskandi, Wael A., Sindi, Annes A., Yasir, Muhammad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Saudi Arabia Saudi Medical Journal 01.01.2024
• Subjects: Antitubercular Agents - therapeutic use; Care and treatment; Distribution; Humans; Incidence; Male; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Original; Retrospective Studies; Saudi Arabia - epidemiology; Statistics; Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis - drug therapy; Tuberculosis - epidemiology; Tuberculosis - prevention & control; Saudi Arabia; Saudi Arabia; epidemiology; sentinel surveillance; drug resistance; tuberculosis

To analyze the evolution of tuberculosis (TB) epidemiology in Saudi Arabia in the 5 years following the implementation of the end-TB Strategy. A retrospective analysis of surveillance data, reported by the national tuberculosis control program from 2015-2019, was carried out. The annual incidence an...