Comparing Yield and Relative Costs of WHO TB Screening Algorithms in Selected Risk Groups Among People Aged 65 Years and Over in China, 2013

Zhang C; Ruan Y; Cheng J; Zhao F; Xia Y; Zhang H; Wilkinson E; Das M; Li J; Chen W; Hu D; Jeyashree K; Wang L

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0176581

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Comparing Yield and Relative Costs of WHO TB Screening Algorithms in Selected Risk Groups Among People Aged 65 Years and Over in China, 2013

Zhang C, Ruan Y, Cheng J, Zhao F, Xia Y, Zhang H, Wilkinson E, Das M, Li J, Chen W, Hu D, Jeyashree K, Wang L

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Abstract

To calculate the yield and cost per diagnosed tuberculosis (TB) case for three World Health Organization screening algorithms and one using the Chinese National TB program (NTP) TB suspect definitions, using data from a TB prevalence survey of people aged 65 years and over in China, 2013.

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08-Jun-2017

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28594824

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PLOS One

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Volume 12, Issue 6

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08-Jun-2017

Comparing Yield and Relative Costs of WHO TB Screening Algorithms in Selected Risk Groups Among People Aged 65 Years and Over in China, 2013

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