SETTING: The potential cost-effectiveness of improved diagnostic tests for tuberculosis (TB) in resource-limited settings is unknown. OBJECTIVE: To estimate the incremental cost-effectiveness of a hypothetical new point-of-care TB diagnostic test in South Africa, Brazil and Kenya. DESIGN: Decision-an...
CopyrightßERS 2012 Tuberculosis: cost of illness in Germany Roland Diel*, Stefan Rutz#, Stefanie Castell" and Tom Schaberg+ ABSTRACT: 4,444 new cases of tuberculosis (TB) were reported in Germany in 2009; of those, the proportion of multidrug-resistant (MDR)-TB cases increased to 2.1% ...
Background: Drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is an ongoing health threat, and the greatest challenge to adequate control of TB in many countries lies in the lack of proper laboratory drug-susceptibility test. The aim of this study was to evaluate the activity-based costs (ABC) of Kit SIRE ...
This highlights the need for the development and adoption of more specific and accurate diagnostic tests to effectively identify LTBI. Herein we estimate the cost-effectiveness of the Cy-Tb test as compared with the TST for LTBI diagnosis. METHODS. An economic modelling study was conducted from a...
TB case by LPA and DST were 2794.4 Yuan and 4689.7 Yuan respectively.Compared to conventional DST,1895.3 Yuan could be saved by LPA for detecting one MDR-TB case,and the testing cost was significantly reduced.Conclusion The cost of LPA for detecting drug resistant TB patient was lower than ...
Introduction advances and challenges in care of older people with chronic illness. Generation. 2006;30(3):5-10Google Scholar 3. Lee TA, Shields AE, Vogeli C, Gibson TB, Woong-Sohn M, Marder WD, Blumenthal D, Weiss KB. Mortality rate in veterans with multiple chronic conditions. J Gen...
ContextAlthough the cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit of influenza vaccination are well established for persons aged 65 years or older, the benefits
The integration of test and treat programmes into community-based HIV/SRH services has the potential to reduce STI-related morbidity and further STI and HIV transmission in communities where HIV is prevalent. In 2011, SA rolled out POC testing for tuberculosis (TB) in primary care clinics using...
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