Background: Cost of management of tuberculosis (TB) has high expenses from both patient
and health insurance perspective. Methods: A systematic review on cost analysis of TB in …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the cost of treating a tuberculosis (TB) case and to analyse TB-
related medical service utilisation, a cost-of-illness study was conducted for all patients with …

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major infection with nearly eight million cases
annually worldwide. Although the majority of these cases are in the developing world, TB is …

Objectives Ireland currently administers a universal BCG vaccination programme to infants.
In order to assess the cost effectiveness of this programme, it is vital to have accurate cost …

Rationale: Tuberculosis (TB) imposes a significant financial and social burden on people
with this disease, their families, society, and the state. Understanding the financial and social …

Incidence and prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) shows a decreasing tendency in Hungary.
The medical care of these patients represents a substantial cost to the health services. We …

Background. Little up-to-date information is available about the costs of providing drug-
susceptible tuberculosis (DS-TB) treatment to paediatric patients in South Africa (SA), nor …

BACKGROUND: Systematic screening for TB has been recommended as a method to
control TB on a global level; however, this involves significant costs that place a burden on …

Objective The objective of the economic evaluation was to compare the cost-effectiveness of
various screening strategies for the diagnosis of LTBI in immunocompetent children, people …

Without better vaccines it is unlikely that tuberculosis (TB) will ever be eliminated. An
investment of∼ Euro 560 million is considered necessary to develop a new, effective …