Table 4 Costs for TST and IGRA depending on different countries
From: Systematic review of cost and cost-effectiveness of different TB-screening strategies
Country | Currency | TST | IGRA | Ratio | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Canada 2007 [23] | CAD | 12.73 | 19.0 | 1.49 | 6.23 |
Canada 2008 [22] | CAD | 25.41 | 45.32 | 1.78 | 20.32 |
Japan 2008 [24] | $ | 7.4 | 34.2 | 4.6 | 25.8 |
USA 2009 [25] | $ | 12.48 | 31.18 | 2.5 | 8.7 |
Germany 2007 [27] * | $ | 145.99 | 171.78 | 1.18 | 25.79 |
Germany 2009 [19] ** | € | 117.5 | 145.98 | 1.24 | 27.48 |
Switzerland 2007 [28] | € | 23 | 129 | 5.6 | 106 |
UK 2010 [21] | ₤ | 15.433 | 55.00/45.00 | 3.6/2.9 | 39.6/29.6 |
France 2010 [26] | € | 10.86 | 44.83 | 4.1 | 33.97 |