Cost effectiveness of high resolution computed tomography with interferon-gamma release assay for tuberculosis contact investigation

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1353-1358

  Kowada, Akiko ^a  

^a Ota City Public Health Office   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chest X ray; Cost effectiveness; High resolution computed tomography; Interferon gamma release assay; Tuberculosis contacts

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM SMEAR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTACT EXAMINATION; ECONOMICS; HEALTH SURVEY; INCIDENCE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTACT TRACING; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERFERON-GAMMA RELEASE TESTS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL RATE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879500533     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2013.02.017     Document Type: Article

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