Cost-effectiveness of newer technologies for the diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in Brazilian people living with HIV

Tuberculosis is the leading cause of death among people living with HIV (PLH). Preventive tuberculosis therapy reduces mortality in PLH, especially in those with a positive tuberculin skin test (TST). New, more specific technologies for detecting latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) are now commerci...

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Published in:	Scientific reports Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 21823 - 12
Main Authors:	Steffen, Ricardo E., Pinto, Marcia, Kritski, Afranio, Trajman, Anete
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing Group UK 11.12.2020 Nature Publishing Group Nature Portfolio
Subjects:	692/699/255 692/700/3934 Adolescent Adult Allergens Brazil - epidemiology Cost analysis Costs and Cost Analysis Diagnosis Female Health care HIV HIV Infections - diagnosis HIV Infections - drug therapy HIV Infections - economics HIV Infections - epidemiology HIV-1 Human immunodeficiency virus Humanities and Social Sciences Humans Latent Tuberculosis - diagnosis Latent Tuberculosis - drug therapy Latent Tuberculosis - economics Latent Tuberculosis - epidemiology Male Middle Aged multidisciplinary Mycobacterium tuberculosis Public health Science Science (multidisciplinary) Sensitivity analysis Skin tests Tuberculin Tuberculosis Brazil United States > US
ISSN:	2045-2322, 2045-2322
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