Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), which still poses a significant challenge to Public Health, mainly due to the emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR-TB) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR-TB) strains. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2022, approximately 7.5 million new cases of TB were diagnosed, with 1.3 million d…