Computer-aided X-ray screening for tuberculosis and HIV testing among adults with cough in Malawi (the PROSPECT study): A randomised trial and cost-effectiveness analysis.

Computer-aided X-ray screening for tuberculosis and HIV testing among adults with cough in Malawi (the PROSPECT study): A randomised trial and cost-effectiveness analysis.

<h4>Background</h4>Suboptimal tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics and HIV contribute to the high global burden of TB. We investigated costs and yield from systematic HIV-TB screening, including computer-aided digital chest X-ray (DCXR-CAD).<h4>Methods and findings</h4>In this open,...

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Main Authors: Peter MacPherson, Emily L Webb, Wala Kamchedzera, Elizabeth Joekes, Gugu Mjoli, David G Lalloo, Titus H Divala, Augustine T Choko, Rachael M Burke, Hendramoorthy Maheswaran, Madhukar Pai, S Bertel Squire, Marriott Nliwasa, Elizabeth L Corbett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-09-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003752
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