Cost-Effectiveness of Latent TB Screening before Immigration to Low-Incidence Countries
2019
Despite prospective migrants to countries where the incidence of TB is low receiving TB screening for active infections, screening for latent TB infection before immigration is rare. The authors used discrete event simulation to evaluate the cost-effectiveness preimmigration latent TB infection screening for migrants to low-incidence countries. They calculated cost per quality-adjusted life-year gained for migrants from countries with different TB incidences. Their analysis when combined with research on sustainability, acceptability, and program implementation can be used as evidence to inform policy decisions on preimmigration latent TB infection screening for migrants to low-incidence countries.
Cost-Effectiveness of Latent TB Screening before Immigration to Low-Incidence Countries
Source:
Campbell JR, Johnston JC, Cook VJ et al. Cost-Effectiveness of Latent Tuberculosis Infection Screening before Immigration to Low-Incidence Countries. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2019; 25 (4): 661-671. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2504.171630