Appendix Table 4.
Years until initial costs for Xpert implementation are recovered
| Years until initial costs are recovered, as a function of per patient initial cost | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age of detected DR TB case | $100 | $500 | $1,000 |
| 10 | 1.8 | 9.8 | 37.5 |
| 20 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 9.2 |
| 30 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 5.9 |
| 40 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 6.8 |
| 50 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 6.3 |
| 60 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 10.3 |
| 70 | 0.7 | 5.5 | 12.0 |
| 80 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 7.0 |