期刊
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
卷 178, 期 12, 页码 1740-1749出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwt210
关键词
diagnostic techniques and procedures; epidemiologic methods; Southeast Asia; theoretical models; tuberculosis
资金
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation [OPP1061487]
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (MOP) [123291]
- US National Institutes of Health [1R21AI101152]
Novel diagnostic tests hold promise for improving tuberculosis (TB) control, but their epidemiologic impact remains uncertain. Using data from the World Health Organization (20112012), we developed a transmission model to evaluate the deployment of 3 hypothetical TB diagnostic tests in Southeast Asia under idealized scenarios of implementation. We defined diagnostics by their sensitivity for smear-negative TB and proportion of patients testing positive who initiate therapy (point-of-care amenability), with tests of increasing point-of-care amenability having lower sensitivity. Implemented in the public sector (35 of care-seeking attempts), each novel test reduced TB incidence by 79 (95 uncertainty range: 413) and mortality by 2022 (95 uncertainty range: 1427) after 10 years. If also deployed in the private sector (65 of attempts), these tests reduced incidence by 1316, whereas a perfect test (100 sensitivity and treatment initiation) reduced incidence by 20. Annually detecting 20 of prevalent TB cases through targeted screening (70 smear-negative sensitivity, 85 treatment initiation) also reduced incidence by 19. Sensitivity and point-of-care amenability are equally important considerations when developing novel diagnostic tests for TB. Novel diagnostics can substantially reduce TB incidence and mortality in Southeast Asia but are unlikely to transform TB control unless they are deployed actively and in the private sector.
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