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ReviewQatar medical journal2026

Three decades of tuberculosis research in Qatar (1993-2022): A scoping review and future direction.

Nahlah AlMesbah, Reshma Javed, Abid Saeed, Hamad Eid Al-Romaihi, Devendra Bansal, Iheb Bougmiza

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Review in Qatar medical journal, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Nahlah AlMesbahPreventive Medicine Division, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Reshma JavedHealth Protection and Communicable Disease Control Department, Ministry of Public Health, Doha, Qatar.
Abid SaeedHealth Protection and Communicable Disease Control Department, Ministry of Public Health, Doha, Qatar.
Hamad Eid Al-RomaihiHealth Protection and Communicable Disease Control Department, Ministry of Public Health, Doha, Qatar.
Devendra BansalHealth Protection and Communicable Disease Control Department, Ministry of Public Health, Doha, Qatar.
Iheb BougmizaPreventive and Community Medicine Residency Program, Primary Health Care Corporation, Doha, Qatar.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remained the deadliest infectious disease in 2023, with 8.2 million newly diagnosed cases-the highest number recorded since 1995. In Qatar, the estimated TB incidence was 37 per 100,000 population in 2024. This review aimed to identify gaps in TB research conducted in Qatar and inform future research priorities. Methods: PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library were systematically searched using relevant Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms and keywords. Peer-reviewed original research articles on TB with data from Qatar published between 1993 and 2022 were included, while reviews and editorials were excluded. Results: Thirty-six studies met the inclusion criteria. Most were retrospective observational studies focusing on extrapulmonary TB and used nonprobability purposive sampling. The most common research theme was clinical and diagnostic research. Conclusion: Key research gaps include the evaluation of TB treatment, the epidemiology of drug-resistant TB, and delays in TB diagnosis. The absence of studies on pediatric TB highlights the need to prioritize this population. Strengthening TB research in Qatar will require dedicated funding and a focus on underexplored and high-priority areas.

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drug-resistant tuberculosisinfectious diseasemigrant healthpediatric tuberculosisQatarTuberculosis

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PMID42559308
PMCPMC13439643

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