Cost effectiveness of three months of rifapentine and isoniazid for latent tuberculosis in Syrian refugees

Background: Latent Tuberculosis infection (LTBI) has a large global burden especially among refugees. We aimed to test the cost effectiveness of weekly rifapentine plus isoniazid for 3 months (3HP) versus nine months of daily isoniazid (INH-9) to treat LTBI in Syrian refugees residing in Turkey. Met...

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Main Authors: Ghassan Ilaiwy, David W. Dowdy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405579421000516