Table 4 Unit costs.

LTBI treatment

The average cost of LTBI treatment per patient

GDF³⁹

Drug-sensitive TB treatment

The average cost of treating drug-sensitive TB per patient

GDF³⁹

Multi drug resistant TB treatment

The average cost of treating multi drug resistant TB per patient

GDF³⁹

QuantiFERON

The cost of a QuantiFERON test for one patient

QIAGEN

TST

The cost of a TST for one patient

QIAGEN

Healthcare worker contact time

Nurse time

The cost of a nurse per hour

QIAGEN

Hospital physician time

The cost of a hospital physician per hour

QIAGEN

General practitioner

The cost of a general practitioner per hour

QIAGEN

TB specialist time

The cost of a TB specialist per hour

QIAGEN

DOT sessions

The cost of a DOT session

QIAGEN

Diagnostic tests

Smear test of sputum

The cost of a smear tests per patient

GDF⁴⁰

Culture of sputum examination

The cost of a culture tests per patient

GDF⁴⁰

Chest X-ray

The cost of a chest X-rays per patient

QIAGEN

ESR

The cost of a ESRs per patient

QIAGEN

GeneXpert (PCR test)

The cost of a GeneXpert tests to check for drug sensitivity per patient

GDF⁴⁰

Laboratory technician time

The cost of a laboratory technician per hour

QIAGEN

Adverse events

Liver function test

The number of liver function tests per patient

QIAGEN

Laboratory technician time

The cost of a laboratory technician per hour

QIAGEN

Treatment of drug-induced hepatotoxicity

The average cost of treatments per patient

White et al.⁴¹

Active TB case contacts

Contacts per active case

The average cost associated with contacts per active case of TB

QIAGEN

Other

Hospitalisation

The average cost of hospitalisation per day

QIAGEN