Cost-Effectiveness of currently available diagnostic tools for diagnosis of pediatric tuberculosis under national tuberculosis elimination program

• Main Authors: Ragini Bhatia (Author), Anil Chauhan (Author), Kulbir Kaur (Author), Monika Rana (Author), Meenu Singh (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In India, children do not get diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) for reasons such as lack of screening modality at the health-care settings, inadequate sputum sample, and low detection rate. This study aims to assess various modalities for diagnosis of pediatric TB and their cost-effectiveness. Cost-e...