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| Title |
A scoping review of cost-effectiveness of screening and treatment for latent tuberculosis infection in migrants from high-incidence countries
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| Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, September 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12913-015-1045-3 |
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| Authors |
Lorenzo Zammarchi, Gianluigi Casadei, Marianne Strohmeyer, Filippo Bartalesi, Carola Liendo, Alberto Matteelli, Maurizio Bonati, Eduardo Gotuzzo, Alessandro Bartoloni, the COHEMI project study group |
| Abstract |
In low-incidence countries, most tuberculosis (TB) cases occur among migrants and are caused by reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) acquired in the country of origin. Diagnosis and treatment of LTBI are rarely implemented to reduce the burden of TB in immigrants, partly because the cost-effectiveness profile of this intervention is uncertain. The objective of this research is to perform a review of the literature to assess the cost-effectiveness of LTBI diagnosis and treatment strategies in migrants. Scoping review of economic evaluations on LTBI screening strategies for migrants was carried out in Medline. Nine studies met the inclusion criteria. LTBI screening was cost-effective according to seven studies. Findings of four studies support interferon gamma release assay as the most cost-effective test for LTBI screening in migrants. Two studies found that LTBI screening is cost-effective only if carried out in immigrants who are contacts of active TB cases. Our findings support the cost-effectiveness of LTBI diagnostic and treatment strategies in migrants especially if they are focused on young subjects from high incidence countries. These strategies could represent and adjunctive and synergistic tool to achieve the ambitious aim of TB elimination. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 144 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 30 | 21% |
| Researcher | 26 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 11 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 6% |
| Other | 20 | 14% |
| Unknown | 33 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 54 | 37% |
| Social Sciences | 11 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 3% |
| Other | 15 | 10% |
| Unknown | 45 | 31% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 14. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 19 April 2022.
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#2,223,529
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#896
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#32,482
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#15
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