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Cost-effectiveness of low-complexity screening tests in community-based case-finding for tuberculosis

In high-burden settings, low-complexity screening tests for tuberculosis (TB) could expand the reach of community-based case-finding efforts. The potential costs and cost-effectiveness of approaches incorporating these tests are poorly understood.We developed a microsimulation model assessing 3 appr...

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Main Authors: Brümmer, Lukas E. (Author) , Thompson, Ryan R. (Author) , Malhotra, Akash (Author) , Shrestha, Sourya (Author) , Kendall, Emily A. (Author) , Andrews, Jason R. (Author) , Phillips, Patrick (Author) , Nahid, Payam (Author) , Cattamanchi, Adithya (Author) , Marx, Florian (Author) , Denkinger, Claudia M. (Author) , Dowdy, David W. (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: Clinical infectious diseases
Year: 2024, Volume: 78, Issue: 1, Pages: 154-163
ISSN:1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/cid/ciad501
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciad501
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Author Notes:Lukas E. Brümmer, Ryan R. Thompson, Akash Malhotra, Sourya Shrestha, Emily A. Kendall, Jason R. Andrews, Patrick Phillips, Payam Nahid, Adithya Cattamanchi, Florian M. Marx, Claudia M. Denkinger, and David W. Dowdy
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Summary:In high-burden settings, low-complexity screening tests for tuberculosis (TB) could expand the reach of community-based case-finding efforts. The potential costs and cost-effectiveness of approaches incorporating these tests are poorly understood.We developed a microsimulation model assessing 3 approaches to community-based case-finding in hypothetical populations (India-, South Africa-, The Philippines-, Uganda-, and Vietnam-like settings) with TB prevalence 4 times that of national estimates: (1) screening with a point-of-care C-reactive protein (CRP) test, (2) screening with a more sensitive “Hypothetical Screening test” (95% sensitive for Xpert Ultra-positive TB, 70% specificity; equipment/labor costs similar to Xpert Ultra, but using a
Item Description:Online veröffentlicht 25.August 2023
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Physical Description:Online Resource
ISSN:1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/cid/ciad501

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