Tuberculosis in Saudi Arabia: the journey across time
Saudi Arabia is the third-largest Arab country with a moderate annual burden of tuberculosis. However, tuberculosis (TB) is among several infectious diseases that have not been brought under control, despite the government’s considerable efforts. This is clearly evidenced by the ongoing transmission...
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The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
2015-03-01
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| description | Saudi Arabia is the third-largest Arab country with a moderate annual burden of tuberculosis. However, tuberculosis (TB) is among several infectious diseases that have not been brought under control, despite the government’s considerable efforts. This is clearly evidenced by the ongoing transmission of several imported and indigenous clades of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In addition, the country faces the threat from rising proportions of extrapulmonary TB, non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections, and drug resistance. Furthermore, the country falls behind the global targets set by World Health Organization for the success rate of TB treatment. The country needs more population-based research studies, centralized and easily accessible clinical data registries, and centralized research and diagnostic facilities. This review focused on the trends of mycobacterial infections and on future proposals to improve TB control measures in Saudi Arabia.
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| spelling | doaj-art-4e274674fad44f5282dadd9f9346e3572025-08-20T02:57:01ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802015-03-0190310.3855/jidc.5296Tuberculosis in Saudi Arabia: the journey across timeSahal Al-Hajoj0Bright Varghese1King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaKing Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia is the third-largest Arab country with a moderate annual burden of tuberculosis. However, tuberculosis (TB) is among several infectious diseases that have not been brought under control, despite the government’s considerable efforts. This is clearly evidenced by the ongoing transmission of several imported and indigenous clades of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In addition, the country faces the threat from rising proportions of extrapulmonary TB, non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections, and drug resistance. Furthermore, the country falls behind the global targets set by World Health Organization for the success rate of TB treatment. The country needs more population-based research studies, centralized and easily accessible clinical data registries, and centralized research and diagnostic facilities. This review focused on the trends of mycobacterial infections and on future proposals to improve TB control measures in Saudi Arabia. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/5296Saudi Arabiatuberculosisepidemiologytransmission dynamicsmigrants |
| spellingShingle | Sahal Al-Hajoj Bright Varghese Tuberculosis in Saudi Arabia: the journey across time Journal of Infection in Developing Countries Saudi Arabia tuberculosis epidemiology transmission dynamics migrants |
| title | Tuberculosis in Saudi Arabia: the journey across time |
| title_full | Tuberculosis in Saudi Arabia: the journey across time |
| title_fullStr | Tuberculosis in Saudi Arabia: the journey across time |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tuberculosis in Saudi Arabia: the journey across time |
| title_short | Tuberculosis in Saudi Arabia: the journey across time |
| title_sort | tuberculosis in saudi arabia the journey across time |
| topic | Saudi Arabia tuberculosis epidemiology transmission dynamics migrants |
| url | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/5296 |
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