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. 2012 Apr 30;7(4):e36001. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036001

Table 3. Selected cost parameters.

Parameter Base Case Value Range for Sensitivity Analysis Ref.
Costs (2009 USD)
Chest radiograph 1 0.30–3 [35]
TB sputum stain and culture 17 6–50 [33], [35]
Liver function test 9 3–27 [33]
DOT visit 1 0.30–3 [35]
IPT Regimensa
 Total 6EH course 40 19–133 [33], [34], [35]
 Total 36H course 90 47–363 [33], [34], [35]
 Total 6H course 20 [33], [34], [35]
 Total 3RH course 25 [33], [34], [35]
 Total 3RPTH course 180 [33], [34], [35], [57]
Active TB treatmentb
 Drug-sensitive TBc 50 41–300 [8], [34], [35]
 INH-resistant, non-MDR TBd 140 113–906 [8], [34], [35]
 MDR-TBe 2,630 2,105–16,842 [8], [34], [35]
First-line ART (NNRTI-based), monthly 9 8–10 [36]
Second-line ART (PI-based), monthly 55 50–60 [36]

USD: US Dollars; TB: Tuberculosis; DOT: Directly Observed Therapy; 6EH: Six-month regimen of isoniazid plus ethambutol; 36H: Three-year regimen of isoniazid; 3RH: Three-month regimen of isoniazid plus rifampin; 3RPTH: Three-month regimen of isoniazid plus rifapentine; MDR: multidrug-resistant; ART: Antiretroviral Therapy; NNRTI: Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor; PI: Protease inhibitor; 3RPTH: Three-month regimen of isoniazid plus rifapentine.

a

Includes clinic visits, TB symptom screening quarterly, liver function tests every six months, and medications.

b

Includes costs of acute presentation of TB (including inpatient and outpatient visits), plus TB treatment plus DOT.

c

Category I (two-months intensive phase with isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol thrice-weekly, then four-months continuation phase with isoniazid and rifampin thrice-weekly) and DOT.

d

Category I failure, followed by Category II treatment (three-months intensive phase with isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol thrice-weekly, with first two months including streptomycin thrice-weekly, then five-month continuation phase with isoniazid, rifampin and ethambutol thrice-weekly) and DOT.

e

Category I and II failure, followed by MDRTB treatment (six-month intensive phase with streptomycin, ofloxacin, ethambutol, ethionamide, and pyrazinamide daily, followed by an eighteen-month of continuation phase with ofloxacin, ethambutol, ethionamide, and pyrazinamide daily) and DOT.