Epidemiology of tuberculosis in Saudi Arabia following the implementation of end tuberculosis strategy

From the Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology (Alawi); from the Special Infectious Agents Unit (Azhar, Yasir), King Fahd Medical Research Center; from the Department of Medical Laboratory Technology (Azhar), Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences; from the Department of Surgery (Taskandi); from the Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care (Sindi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, from the Infection Control and Environmental Health Unit (Alawi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, from the Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care (Sindi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, from the General Directorate of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention (Alserehi); from the National Tuberculosis Program (Ali, Albalawi, Alanizi, Nabet, Alkamaly, Assiri), General Directorate of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention; from the Public Health Directorate (Jokhdar), Ministry of Health, from the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Qutub), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, and from the Department of Infectious Disease (khoja), Madinah General Hospital, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

From the Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology (Alawi); from the Special Infectious Agents Unit (Azhar, Yasir), King Fahd Medical Research Center; from the Department of Medical Laboratory Technology (Azhar), Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences; from the Department of Surgery (Taskandi); from the Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care (Sindi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, from the Infection Control and Environmental Health Unit (Alawi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, from the Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care (Sindi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, from the General Directorate of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention (Alserehi); from the National Tuberculosis Program (Ali, Albalawi, Alanizi, Nabet, Alkamaly, Assiri), General Directorate of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention; from the Public Health Directorate (Jokhdar), Ministry of Health, from the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Qutub), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, and from the Department of Infectious Disease (khoja), Madinah General Hospital, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

From the Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology (Alawi); from the Special Infectious Agents Unit (Azhar, Yasir), King Fahd Medical Research Center; from the Department of Medical Laboratory Technology (Azhar), Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences; from the Department of Surgery (Taskandi); from the Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care (Sindi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, from the Infection Control and Environmental Health Unit (Alawi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, from the Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care (Sindi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, from the General Directorate of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention (Alserehi); from the National Tuberculosis Program (Ali, Albalawi, Alanizi, Nabet, Alkamaly, Assiri), General Directorate of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention; from the Public Health Directorate (Jokhdar), Ministry of Health, from the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Qutub), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, and from the Department of Infectious Disease (khoja), Madinah General Hospital, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

From the Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology (Alawi); from the Special Infectious Agents Unit (Azhar, Yasir), King Fahd Medical Research Center; from the Department of Medical Laboratory Technology (Azhar), Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences; from the Department of Surgery (Taskandi); from the Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care (Sindi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, from the Infection Control and Environmental Health Unit (Alawi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, from the Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care (Sindi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, from the General Directorate of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention (Alserehi); from the National Tuberculosis Program (Ali, Albalawi, Alanizi, Nabet, Alkamaly, Assiri), General Directorate of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention; from the Public Health Directorate (Jokhdar), Ministry of Health, from the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Qutub), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, and from the Department of Infectious Disease (khoja), Madinah General Hospital, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

From the Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology (Alawi); from the Special Infectious Agents Unit (Azhar, Yasir), King Fahd Medical Research Center; from the Department of Medical Laboratory Technology (Azhar), Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences; from the Department of Surgery (Taskandi); from the Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care (Sindi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, from the Infection Control and Environmental Health Unit (Alawi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, from the Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care (Sindi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, from the General Directorate of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention (Alserehi); from the National Tuberculosis Program (Ali, Albalawi, Alanizi, Nabet, Alkamaly, Assiri), General Directorate of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention; from the Public Health Directorate (Jokhdar), Ministry of Health, from the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Qutub), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, and from the Department of Infectious Disease (khoja), Madinah General Hospital, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

From the Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology (Alawi); from the Special Infectious Agents Unit (Azhar, Yasir), King Fahd Medical Research Center; from the Department of Medical Laboratory Technology (Azhar), Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences; from the Department of Surgery (Taskandi); from the Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care (Sindi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, from the Infection Control and Environmental Health Unit (Alawi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, from the Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care (Sindi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, from the General Directorate of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention (Alserehi); from the National Tuberculosis Program (Ali, Albalawi, Alanizi, Nabet, Alkamaly, Assiri), General Directorate of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention; from the Public Health Directorate (Jokhdar), Ministry of Health, from the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Qutub), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, and from the Department of Infectious Disease (khoja), Madinah General Hospital, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

From the Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology (Alawi); from the Special Infectious Agents Unit (Azhar, Yasir), King Fahd Medical Research Center; from the Department of Medical Laboratory Technology (Azhar), Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences; from the Department of Surgery (Taskandi); from the Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care (Sindi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, from the Infection Control and Environmental Health Unit (Alawi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, from the Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care (Sindi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, from the General Directorate of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention (Alserehi); from the National Tuberculosis Program (Ali, Albalawi, Alanizi, Nabet, Alkamaly, Assiri), General Directorate of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention; from the Public Health Directorate (Jokhdar), Ministry of Health, from the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Qutub), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, and from the Department of Infectious Disease (khoja), Madinah General Hospital, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

From the Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology (Alawi); from the Special Infectious Agents Unit (Azhar, Yasir), King Fahd Medical Research Center; from the Department of Medical Laboratory Technology (Azhar), Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences; from the Department of Surgery (Taskandi); from the Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care (Sindi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, from the Infection Control and Environmental Health Unit (Alawi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, from the Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care (Sindi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, from the General Directorate of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention (Alserehi); from the National Tuberculosis Program (Ali, Albalawi, Alanizi, Nabet, Alkamaly, Assiri), General Directorate of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention; from the Public Health Directorate (Jokhdar), Ministry of Health, from the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Qutub), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, and from the Department of Infectious Disease (khoja), Madinah General Hospital, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

From the Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology (Alawi); from the Special Infectious Agents Unit (Azhar, Yasir), King Fahd Medical Research Center; from the Department of Medical Laboratory Technology (Azhar), Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences; from the Department of Surgery (Taskandi); from the Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care (Sindi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, from the Infection Control and Environmental Health Unit (Alawi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, from the Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care (Sindi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, from the General Directorate of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention (Alserehi); from the National Tuberculosis Program (Ali, Albalawi, Alanizi, Nabet, Alkamaly, Assiri), General Directorate of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention; from the Public Health Directorate (Jokhdar), Ministry of Health, from the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Qutub), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, and from the Department of Infectious Disease (khoja), Madinah General Hospital, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

From the Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology (Alawi); from the Special Infectious Agents Unit (Azhar, Yasir), King Fahd Medical Research Center; from the Department of Medical Laboratory Technology (Azhar), Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences; from the Department of Surgery (Taskandi); from the Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care (Sindi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, from the Infection Control and Environmental Health Unit (Alawi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, from the Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care (Sindi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, from the General Directorate of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention (Alserehi); from the National Tuberculosis Program (Ali, Albalawi, Alanizi, Nabet, Alkamaly, Assiri), General Directorate of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention; from the Public Health Directorate (Jokhdar), Ministry of Health, from the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Qutub), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, and from the Department of Infectious Disease (khoja), Madinah General Hospital, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

From the Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology (Alawi); from the Special Infectious Agents Unit (Azhar, Yasir), King Fahd Medical Research Center; from the Department of Medical Laboratory Technology (Azhar), Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences; from the Department of Surgery (Taskandi); from the Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care (Sindi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, from the Infection Control and Environmental Health Unit (Alawi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, from the Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care (Sindi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, from the General Directorate of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention (Alserehi); from the National Tuberculosis Program (Ali, Albalawi, Alanizi, Nabet, Alkamaly, Assiri), General Directorate of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention; from the Public Health Directorate (Jokhdar), Ministry of Health, from the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Qutub), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, and from the Department of Infectious Disease (khoja), Madinah General Hospital, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

From the Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology (Alawi); from the Special Infectious Agents Unit (Azhar, Yasir), King Fahd Medical Research Center; from the Department of Medical Laboratory Technology (Azhar), Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences; from the Department of Surgery (Taskandi); from the Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care (Sindi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, from the Infection Control and Environmental Health Unit (Alawi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, from the Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care (Sindi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, from the General Directorate of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention (Alserehi); from the National Tuberculosis Program (Ali, Albalawi, Alanizi, Nabet, Alkamaly, Assiri), General Directorate of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention; from the Public Health Directorate (Jokhdar), Ministry of Health, from the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Qutub), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, and from the Department of Infectious Disease (khoja), Madinah General Hospital, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

From the Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology (Alawi); from the Special Infectious Agents Unit (Azhar, Yasir), King Fahd Medical Research Center; from the Department of Medical Laboratory Technology (Azhar), Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences; from the Department of Surgery (Taskandi); from the Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care (Sindi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, from the Infection Control and Environmental Health Unit (Alawi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, from the Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care (Sindi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, from the General Directorate of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention (Alserehi); from the National Tuberculosis Program (Ali, Albalawi, Alanizi, Nabet, Alkamaly, Assiri), General Directorate of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention; from the Public Health Directorate (Jokhdar), Ministry of Health, from the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Qutub), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, and from the Department of Infectious Disease (khoja), Madinah General Hospital, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

From the Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology (Alawi); from the Special Infectious Agents Unit (Azhar, Yasir), King Fahd Medical Research Center; from the Department of Medical Laboratory Technology (Azhar), Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences; from the Department of Surgery (Taskandi); from the Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care (Sindi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, from the Infection Control and Environmental Health Unit (Alawi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, from the Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care (Sindi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, from the General Directorate of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention (Alserehi); from the National Tuberculosis Program (Ali, Albalawi, Alanizi, Nabet, Alkamaly, Assiri), General Directorate of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention; from the Public Health Directorate (Jokhdar), Ministry of Health, from the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Qutub), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, and from the Department of Infectious Disease (khoja), Madinah General Hospital, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

From the Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology (Alawi); from the Special Infectious Agents Unit (Azhar, Yasir), King Fahd Medical Research Center; from the Department of Medical Laboratory Technology (Azhar), Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences; from the Department of Surgery (Taskandi); from the Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care (Sindi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, from the Infection Control and Environmental Health Unit (Alawi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, from the Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care (Sindi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, from the General Directorate of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention (Alserehi); from the National Tuberculosis Program (Ali, Albalawi, Alanizi, Nabet, Alkamaly, Assiri), General Directorate of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention; from the Public Health Directorate (Jokhdar), Ministry of Health, from the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Qutub), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, and from the Department of Infectious Disease (khoja), Madinah General Hospital, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.