Systematic review of the economic impact of novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis specific antigen-based skin tests for detection of TB infection compared with tuberculin skin test and interferon-gamma release assays.

Systematic review of the economic impact of novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis specific antigen-based skin tests for detection of TB infection compared with tuberculin skin test and interferon-gamma release assays.

The Purified Protein Derivative tuberculin skin tests (TST) and blood-based Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) specific interferon-gamma release assays (IGRA) are the currently used tests for identifying individuals with TB infection for preventive treatment. However, challenges around access and imp...

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Main Authors: Lara Goscé, Kasim Allel, Yohhei Hamada, Elena Surkova, Irina Kontsevaya, Ting Ting Wang, Wan-Hsin Liu, Alexander Matveev, Liliya Eugenevna Ziganshina, Alexei Korobitsyn, Nazir Ismail, Saima Bashir, Claudia M Denkinger, Ibrahim Abubakar, Peter J White, Molebogeng X Rangaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-01-01
Series:PLOS Global Public Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0003655
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