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 …

Tuberculosis is a serious contagious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and is
endemic in many countries. Over the past two decades, there has been an increase in the …

The real magnitude of antituberculosis (anti-TB) drug resistance in Saudi Arabia is still
unknown because the available data are based on retrospective laboratory studies that …

Studies from developed countries have reported that extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is
on the rise due to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic. However, similar …

Infection from Mycobacterium tuberculosis results in the death of three million people
worldwide per annum of which an estimated one thousand are in Saudi Arabia. The WHO …

Objectives: The objective of this study was to examine the prevalence and trends of drug
resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis at the Saudi Aramco Medical Services …

Background: The pattern of Mycobacterium tuberculosis susceptibility to first line drugs and
multidrug resistance in Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, a seasonally overcrowded are during …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the influence of anti-tuberculosis drug resistance existing prior to
treatment on the outcome of pulmonary tuberculosis patients receiving standard short …

The emergence of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is an increasing problem which adversely
affects patient care and public health. This study aimed to determine the rates and patterns …

Aim: To quantitatively estimate the prevalence of resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
(TB) to first line agents in Saudi Arabia. Methods: The overall prevalence of M. tuberculosis …