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Cost-effectiveness of M. tuberculosis specific Interferon-gamma release assay testing for the treatment of latent tuberculosis infection in Switzerland
DOI 10.1055/s-2007-973117
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Autor:innenR Diel, P Wrighton-Smith, J Zellweger
ZeitschriftPneumologie
Ausgabe03/2007
Jahrgang / SeitenNicht angegeben
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Objectives: To assess the cost-effectiveness of the new T-SPOT®.TB assay versus the Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) for screening contacts for latent tuberculosis (LTBI) in Switzerland. Methods: Health and economic outcomes of isoniazid (INH) treatment of 20- and 40-year-old close contacts were compared in a Markov model over a 20-year period following screening with TST only (at three cut-off values), T-SPOT.TB alone or…
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R Diel, P Wrighton-Smith, J Zellweger (2007) Cost-effectiveness of M. tuberculosis specific Interferon-gamma release assay testing for the treatment of latent tuberculosis infection in Switzerland. Pneumologie (03). https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2007-973117
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