… 1990 and 2015 that reported original data on direct costs of tuberculosis treatment and case
management. We used the search term “tuberculosis cost” and limited results to articles in …

… till completion of treatment. The cost incurred was in the form of direct cost and indirect
cost. The … Only five studies reported the direct cost into direct medical cost and direct non-medical …

… Patient-incurred costs were further divided into direct costs and productivity losses. Direct
patient costs were defined as expenses paid by patients for receiving treatment, such as user …

… treatment (ie medical and travel costs). For the diagnosis stage, median direct costs already
amounted to 35% of overall direct costs… direct costs occurred before starting the treatment (ie …

… treatment of tuberculosis in urban ‘public’ patients. Clearly, DOT will have an impact on
hospitalization costs, … by effective out-patient diagnosis and treatment. Public health systems, or …

… direct and indirect cost of tuberculosis treatment … direct and indirect cost of tuberculosis
treatment in the several countries. From the review, we summarize that direct cost of tuberculosis …

… to compare the direct costs of three models for detection of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI)
in routine clinical practice in Switzerland. Comparison of the overall costs of screening for …

… Direct costs include costs for the medical treatment of TB (medication, laboratory work,
hospitalisation and outpatient visits) and indirect costs represent productivity loss because of TB-…

… : The costs of anti-tuberculosis treatment … costs than those observed in this study. For
instance, in Zambia in 2006, $7 was given as the median direct cost of anti-tuberculosis treatment.…

… Direct costs of treatment of TB included in our model are shown in Table 2. The cost of a
hospitalization for treatment of TB was … Our decision model shows that although the direct cost of …