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Cost-effectiveness of Low-complexity Screening Tests in Community-based Case-finding for Tuberculosis

Lukas E. Brümmer, Ryan Thompson, Akash Malhotra, Sourya Shrestha, Emily A. Kendall, Jason R. Andrews, Patrick Phillips, Payam Nahid, Adithya Cattamanchi, Florian M. Marx,

Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2023 · 21 citations · 24 references

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Abstract

Screening tests can meaningfully improve the cost-effectiveness of community-based case-finding for TB but only if they are sensitive, specific, and inexpensive.

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