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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...
Autores principales: | Nienhaus, Albert, Schablon, Anja, Costa, José Torres, Diel, Roland |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2011
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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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