2019•The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung DiseaseRequires access

Mass screening for active case finding of pulmonary tuberculosis in the Russian Federation: how to save costs

Elena Bogdanova, O. Mariandyshev, Sven Gudmund Hinderaker, Е. И. Никишова, А. I. KULIZHSKАYA, O. M. Sveshnikova, A M Grjibovski, Einar Heldal, A. Mariandyshev

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Abstract

Mass CXR screening (excluding HIV-positive, migrant and homeless populations) has low yield and high cost per TB case detected. It should be stopped and resources should instead be used to strengthen the screening of targeted high-risk groups, contacts and passive case finding.

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Key concepts: Contact tracing, Medicine, Activity-based costing, Case finding, Tuberculosis, Dispensary, Russian federation, Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)