TB antigen-based skin tests and QFT-Plus for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection diagnosis in Brazilian healthcare workers: a cost-effectiveness analysis

TB antigen-based skin tests and QFT-Plus for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection diagnosis in Brazilian healthcare workers: a cost-effectiveness analysis

This study aimed to analyze the cost-effectiveness of three tuberculosis (TB) antigen-based skin tests (TBST) (Diaskintest, C-TST, and Cy-TB) and QFT-Plus for TB infection diagnosis compared to the current standard of care, PPD Rt-23 tuberculin skin test (TST), among healthcare workers in Brazil. A...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Mattos de Souza, Ricardo E. Steffen, Márcia Ferreira Teixeira Pinto, Thiago Nascimento do Prado, Ethel Leonor Noia Maciel, Anete Trajman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2025-02-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Healthcare Workers
Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infections
Diagnosis
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2025000101410&lng=en&tlng=en
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