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

• Hauptverfasser: Mayara Lisboa Bastos (Verfasst von), Olivia Oxlade (Verfasst von), Jonathon R. Campbell (Verfasst von), Eduardo Faerstein (Verfasst von), Dick Menzies (Verfasst von), Anete Trajman (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: Elsevier, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...