Systematic review of cost and cost-effectiveness of different TB-screening strategies

• Main Authors: Costa José (Author), Schablon Anja (Author), Nienhaus Albert (Author), Diel Roland (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: BMC, 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Assuntos: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Interferon-γ release assays (IGRAs) for TB have the potential to replace the tuberculin skin test (TST) in screening for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). The higher per-test cost of IGRAs may be compensated for by lower post-scr...