Evaluating the health impact, health-system costs and cost-effectiveness of using TrueNat on stool samples compared to usual care for the diagnosis of paediatric tuberculosis in primary care settings: a modelling analysis

Mafirakureva, N. orcid.org/0000-0001-9775-6581, Daniel, O.K., Olayinka, O.J. orcid.org/0009-0008-8587-4423 et al. (15 more authors) (2025) Evaluating the health impact, health-system costs and cost-effectiveness of using TrueNat on stool samples compared to usual care for the diagnosis of paediatric tuberculosis in primary care settings: a modelling analysis. PLOS Global Public Health, 5 (6). e0004016. ISSN 2767-3375

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  • Muñiz-Salazar, R.
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© 2025 Mafirakureva et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Keywords: Tuberculosis diagnosis and management; Tuberculosis; Cost-effectiveness analysis; Health care facilities; Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis; Children; Drug therapy; Nigeria
Dates:
  • Submitted: 14 November 2024
  • Accepted: 28 April 2025
  • Published (online): 26 June 2025
  • Published: 26 June 2025
Institution: The University of Sheffield
Academic Units: The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Medicine and Population Health
Depositing User: Symplectic Sheffield
Date Deposited: 30 Jun 2025 15:54
Last Modified: 30 Jun 2025 15:54
Status: Published
Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Refereed: Yes
Identification Number: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004016
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