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Incremental Cost Effectiveness of Bedaquiline for the Treatment of Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis in South Africa: Model-Based Analysis.

Kathryn SchnippelCynthia FirnhaberFrancesca ConradieNorbert NdjekaEdina Sinanovic
Published in: Applied health economics and health policy (2018)
Markov modelling indicates providing bedaquiline for all patients with MDR/RR-TB could increase the 24-month treatment success rate in South Africa from 56.3% using the current regimen to 60.6%, at a cost $US2.6 million over a 10-year horizon, less than 1% of the estimated $US425 million SA NTP annual budget.
Keyphrases
  • south africa
  • multidrug resistant
  • mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • drug resistant
  • hiv positive
  • emergency department
  • combination therapy
  • pulmonary tuberculosis
  • hiv infected