Journal article
Interferon-γ release assays screening for latent tuberculosis screening: A cost-effectiveness analysis
Abstract
Objective To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of three LTBI screening strategies: the tuberculin skin test (TST), the T-SPOT.TB and the combination of TST and T-SPOT (TST+T.SPOT), to provide economic evidence for T.SPOT application in China. Methods A decision analysis model evaluated three strategies among a cohort of 1000 tuberculosis (TB) close contacts, using incremental cost-effectiveness of prevention a active TB patient (1 year post …
Authors
Chen QF; Wang L; Li YP; Yang XY; Li D; Wang YH; Hou QT; Lei JH
Journal
Chinese Journal of Evidence Based Medicine, Vol. 11, No. 7, pp. 768–774
Publication Date
August 2, 2011
ISSN
1672-2531