Cost-Effectiveness of Different Strategies for Amplified Mycobacterium tuberculosis Direct Testing for Cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Zendy

Renata Leborato Guerra | Zendy; Nancy Hooper | Zendy; James F. Baker | Zendy; Roya Alborz | Zendy; Derek T. Armstrong | Zendy; Julia A. Kiehlbauch | Zendy; Marcus Barreto Conde | Zendy; Susan E. Dorman | Zendy

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Cost-Effectiveness of Different Strategies for Amplified Mycobacterium tuberculosis Direct Testing for Cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Author(s) -

Renata Leborato Guerra,

Nancy Hooper,

James F. Baker,

Roya Alborz,

Derek T. Armstrong,

Julia A. Kiehlbauch,

Marcus Barreto Conde,

Susan E. Dorman

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

journal of clinical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349

H-Index - 255

eISSN - 1070-633X

pISSN - 0095-1137

DOI - 10.1128/jcm.01682-08

Subject(s) - mycobacterium tuberculosis , tuberculosis , pulmonary tuberculosis , medicine , mycobacterium , pathology

We conducted a decision analysis to assess and compare four algorithms for amplified Mycobacterium tuberculosis direct (MTD) testing of respiratory specimens in terms of cost-effectiveness. The most cost-effective strategy was one in which smear-positive specimens but not smear-negative specimens were diluted prior to MTD testing.

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