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Tuberculosis screening for long-term care: a cost-effectiveness analysis.

G Verma1, A W Chuck, P Jacobs

  • 1Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. gverma@ualberta.ca

The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease : the Official Journal of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
|August 10, 2013
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Tuberculosis (TB) screening in Canadian long-term care facilities is costly. Screening for latent TB infection using the tuberculin skin test (TST) is more cost-effective than chest X-rays for preventing active TB cases.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Infectious Disease Epidemiology
  • Health Economics

Background:

  • Tuberculosis (TB) presents a low incidence in Canada, yet screening in long-term care (LTC) facilities is considered.
  • Evaluating TB screening strategies is crucial for resource allocation in healthcare settings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the cost-effectiveness of three TB screening strategies upon entry to LTC facilities.
  • Strategies evaluated include no screening, latent tuberculous infection (LTBI) screening via tuberculin skin test (TST), and active TB disease screening via chest X-ray.

Main Methods:

  • A cost-effectiveness analysis was conducted.
  • The study setting was long-term care facilities in Canada.

Main Results:

  • Screening for LTBI with TST required screening 1410 individuals to prevent one active TB case, at a cost of Canadian $109,913 per case averted.
  • Screening for active TB disease with chest X-ray required screening 1266 individuals to prevent one case, at a significantly higher cost of $672,298 per case averted.

Conclusions:

  • TB screening strategies upon entry to LTC are expensive and require screening large numbers of individuals.
  • TST screening for LTBI is more cost-effective than chest X-ray screening for active TB.
  • Improved cost-effectiveness is linked to a higher risk of LTBI reactivation; limitations include short time horizons and test performance.