Scaling up investigation and treatment of household contacts of tuberculosis patients in Brazil: a cost-effectiveness and budget impact analysis

• Main Authors: Mayara Lisboa Bastos (Author), Olivia Oxlade (Author), Jonathon R. Campbell (Author), Eduardo Faerstein (Author), Dick Menzies (Author), Anete Trajman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: In Brazil, investigation and treatment of tuberculosis infection (TBI) in households contacts (HHC) of TB patients is not a priority. We estimated the cost-effectiveness and budget-impact of scaling-up an enhanced HHC management in Brazil. Methods: We conceptualized a cascade-of...