Systematic review of cost and cost-effectiveness of different TB-screening strategies

BACKGROUND: Interferon-γ release assays (IGRAs) for TB have the potential to replace the tuberculin skin test (TST) in screening for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). The higher per-test cost of IGRAs may be compensated for by lower post-screening costs (medical attention, chest x-rays and chemo...

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Autores principales: Nienhaus, Albert, Schablon, Anja, Costa, José Torres, Diel, Roland
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3196701/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21961888
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-11-247

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3196701/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21961888
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-11-247

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