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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.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Methods<\/jats:bold>\n                    : 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.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Results<\/jats:bold>\n                    : Thirty-six studies met the inclusion criteria. Most were retrospective observational studies focusing on extrapulmonary TB and used nonprobability purposive sampling. 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