Table 8.

The cost-effectiveness analysis [$, price in Shaanxi (lowest nationally, highest nationally)].

Methods	Price	PTB	EPTB
smear	0.74 (0.74,2.23)	7.42 (7.42,22.26)	19.54 (19.54,58.61)
culture	20.77 (9.29,29.67)	69.24 (30.96,98.91)	149.18 (66.7,213.11)
RNA	23.74 (11.19,23.74)	108.37 (51.07,108.37)	468.84 (220.94,468.84)
Xpert	89.02 (69.44,90.5)	242.78 (189.37,246.83)	502.33 (391.82,510.7)
LAM	59.35 (22.26,59.35)	129.82 (48.68,129.82)	275.79 (103.42,275.79)
LAM+ smear	60.09 (23,61.57)	124.94 (47.82,128.02)	263.72 (100.93,270.24)
LAM+ culture	80.12 (31.54,89.02)	152.95 (60.22,169.95)	287.7 (113.27,319.67)
LAM+ RNA	83.09 (33.44,83.09)	166.17 (66.88,166.17)	345.46 (139.05,345.46)
LAM+ Xpert	148.37 (91.69,149.85)	261.83 (161.81,264.44)	450.81 (278.6,455.32)
LAM + Xpert+RNA	172.11 (102.88,173.59)	258.78 (178.55,301.27)	453.06 (312.59,527.45)
LAM + Xpert+culture	169.14 (100.98,179.53)	277.49 (165.67,294.53)	460.76 (275.08,489.05)
LAM + Xpert +smear	149.11 (92.43,152.08)	263.14 (163.12,268.37)	436.28 (270.45,444.97)

PTB, pulmonary tuberculosis; EPTB, extrapulmonary tuberculosis; RNA, ribonucleic acid; LAM, lipoarabinomannan.