Evaluation of Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium species grouped in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. TB remains a major global health problem, despite the fact that there are drugs that can eradicate the infection. The study aims to describe the clinical, microbiological, therapeutic and prognostic characteristics of TB patients afferent to the SC Infectious Diseases of A.O. SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo of Alexandria during 2019-2022 and, secondarily, to evaluate the treatment outcomes (as defined by the World Health Organization) of TB patients afferent to the SC Infectious Diseases of A. O. SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo of Alexandria considering the influence of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic (pre-pandemic, inter-pandemic and post-pandemic period) and to evaluate the post-treatment relapse rate.