Abstract INTRODUCTION: Rapid and accurate tuberculosis detection is critical for improving patient diagnosis and decreasing tuberculosis transmission. Molecular assays can significantly increase laboratory costs; therefore, the average time and economic impact should be evaluated before implementing a ...
Abstract INTRODUCTION: The present study sought to assess the mean and activity based cost (ABC) of the laboratory diagnosis for tuberculosis through the application of conventional and molecular techniques-Xpert®MTB/RIF and Genotype®MTBDRplus-in a tertiary referral hospital in Brazil. METHODS: The...
Resumo: O objetivo do estudo foi estimar o impacto orçamentário do GeneXpert MTB/RIF para o diagnóstico da tuberculose sob a perspectiva do Programa Nacional de Controle da Tuberculose, valendo-se de um modelo estático apoiado no método epidemiológico entre 2013 e 2017. Comparou-se um teste Xpert M...
La muestra lo constituye los 18 casos de T.B.C. pulmonar que abandonan su tratamiento de un universo de los casos nuevos diagnósticados en 1982 en el Centro de Salud Buenos Aires de Villa, Area Hospitalaria # 8 y que representa el 16 por ciento. En la presente investigación consideramos como unidad de ...