TABLE 1: Mean cost of the Drug Susceptibility Test MGIT and Xpert®MTB/RIF.
| DST-MGIT | Xpert with subsidy | Xpert without subsidy | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost Items | MC(R$) | MC(US$) | % | MC(R$) | MC(US$) | % | MC(R$) | MC(US$) | % |
| Equipment | 1,43 | 0.71 | 1.06 | 1,96 | 0.97 | 2.90 | 12,33 | 6.12 | 3.49 |
| Human Resources | 24,21 | 11.99 | 17.88 | 29,70 | 14.73 | 43.99 | 29,70 | 14.74 | 8.40 |
| Inputs | 108,91 | 54.01 | 80.44 | 34,0 | 16.86 | 50.36 | 309,47 | 153.46 | 87.58 |
| Infrastructure | 0,84 | 0.42 | 0.62 | 1,86 | 0.92 | 2.75 | 1,86 | 0.92 | 0.53 |
| Total | 135,39 | 67.13 | 100 | 67,52 | 33.48 | 100 | 353,36 | 175.24 | 100 |
Legend: MC: Mean Cost; *American dollar on September 11, 2012, conversion value US$1.00 = R$ 2,0165; Xpert: Xpert®MTB/RIF.