Advances in Infectious Diseases, 2024, 14, 765-775 https://www.scirp.org/journal/aid ISSN Online: 2164-2656 ISSN Print: 2164-2648 DOI: 10.4236/aid.2024.144057 Dec. 5, 2024 765 Advances in Infectious Diseases Prevalence of Tuberculosis and Evolution in Diagnostic Methods over the Last 10 Years in Burkina Faso Wendbenedo Yasmine Astrid Sana 1 , Tani Sagna 1,2* , Ina Marie Angèle Traore 1,2 , Absatou Ky Ba 3 , Fatou Gueye Tall 4 , Jacques Simpore 1 1 Molecular Biology and Genetics Laboratory (LABIOGENE), Joseph KI-ZERBO University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 2 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Research Laboratory, Health Sciences Research Institute (IRSS/CNRST), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 3 Bogodogo University Hospital (CHU-B), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 4 Pharmaceutical Biochemistry Laboratory, Cheikh Anta Diop University (UCAD), Dakar, Senegal Abstract Introduction: Burkina Faso, a West African country, has also seen a resur- gence in new cases of tuberculosis. It would be useful to have an overview of how prevalence and diagnostic methods have changed in recent years. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of tuberculosis in Burkina Faso over the past 10 years and to summarize the diagnostic methods used. Material and Methods: A review of studies published between 2014 and 2024 on the prevalence of tuberculosis in Burkina Faso and the diagnostic methods used were carried out using the “Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Re- views and Meta-Analysis” (PRISMA). Relevant publications were selected from the PubMed/Medline, Embase, Google Scholar, and ScienceDirect data- bases. Results: Most of the studies on the prevalence of pulmonary tuberculo- sis in Burkina Faso found in this review were generally hospital-based and in- cluded both child and adult populations. Prevalence rates ranged from 15% to 63.36%, with a calculated overall prevalence of 31.58% [(n = 348; 95% CI (26.86 - 36.30)] in the studies examined. The majority of authors used micros- copy, which is the standard diagnostic method. Molecular techniques such as GeneXpert were associated with microscopy in over 70% of studies, compared with less than 30% for culture. Conclusion: At the end of this study, the num- ber of reported cases fluctuated over the years. In terms of diagnostic methods, in the last 10 years, more specific molecular techniques have been introduced, along with the use of alternative samples to sputum for the detection of My- cobacterium tuberculosis. How to cite this paper: Sana, W.Y.A., Sa- gna, T., Traore, I.M.A., Ky Ba, A., Gueye Tall, F. and Simpore, J. (2024) Prevalence of Tuberculosis and Evolution in Diagnostic Methods over the Last 10 Years in Burkina Faso. Advances in Infectious Diseases, 14, 765-775. https://doi.org/10.4236/aid.2024.144057 Received: November 12, 2024 Accepted: December 2, 2024 Published: December 5, 2024 Copyright © 2024 by author(s) and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY 4.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Open Access