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. 2019 Jun 21;9(2):63–68. doi: 10.5588/pha.18.0098

TABLE 3.

Indicative cost * per patient screened in Zimbabwe, 2017

Description Indicative cost per patient screened $US
Symptom screening 1.85
Chest X-ray 0.93
Bacteriological confirmation 11.05

* Only operational staff costs and laboratory consumables; capital and maintenance costs excluded.

Xpert used for bacteriological confirmation.