2016
Cost-Effectiveness of Community-Based TB/HIV Screening and Linkage to Care in Rural South Africa
Gilbert JA, Shenoi SV, Moll AP, Friedland GH, Paltiel AD, Galvani AP. Cost-Effectiveness of Community-Based TB/HIV Screening and Linkage to Care in Rural South Africa. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0165614. PMID: 27906986, PMCID: PMC5131994, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165614.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTB/HIVTB/HIV controlHIV screeningHIV controlRural South AfricaLife yearsMonths of IPTMost life yearsHigh-incidence settingsWidespread prevalenceCost-effectiveness resultsProbabilistic sensitivity analysesHIV transmissionHigh burdenTreatment coverageUnknown patientsHIVHealthcare accessDrug resistanceActive casesMonthsLifetime usePatientsYearsScreeningCost-Effectiveness of Percutaneous Closure of the Left Atrial Appendage in Atrial Fibrillation Based on Results From PROTECT AF Versus PREVAIL
Freeman JV, Hutton DW, Barnes GD, Zhu RP, Owens DK, Garber AM, Go AS, Hlatky MA, Heidenreich PA, Wang PJ, Al-Ahmad A, Turakhia MP. Cost-Effectiveness of Percutaneous Closure of the Left Atrial Appendage in Atrial Fibrillation Based on Results From PROTECT AF Versus PREVAIL. Circulation Arrhythmia And Electrophysiology 2016, 9 PMID: 27307517, PMCID: PMC4911813, DOI: 10.1161/circep.115.003407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLAA closureLeft atrial appendageQuality-adjusted life yearsPROTECT AFAtrial fibrillationPercutaneous closureWatchman deviceAtrial appendageLife yearsTrial dataWATCHMAN LAA closure devicePROTECT AF trialIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioMajor adverse eventsPrevention of strokeAtrial appendage closureProspective Randomized EvaluationLAA closure deviceLong-term trial resultsQuality-adjusted survivalCost-effectiveness ratioCost-effectiveness resultsMedical anticoagulationAF trialAdverse events
2012
Population Health Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of Tuberculosis Diagnosis with Xpert MTB/RIF: A Dynamic Simulation and Economic Evaluation
Menzies NA, Cohen T, Lin HH, Murray M, Salomon JA. Population Health Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of Tuberculosis Diagnosis with Xpert MTB/RIF: A Dynamic Simulation and Economic Evaluation. PLOS Medicine 2012, 9: e1001347. PMID: 23185139, PMCID: PMC3502465, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultidrug-resistant TBCost-effectiveness ratioInitial diagnosisXpert MTB/RIF testMTB/RIF testXpert MTB/RIFIntroduction of XpertTB natural historyTB-HIV coinfectionMultidrug-resistant tuberculosisHigh HIV prevalenceMTB/RIFHealth system costsImplementation of XpertHealth impactsPopulation health impactCost-effectiveness resultsLong-term transmission dynamicsWorld Health OrganizationAntiretroviral therapyTB casesTB deathsTB morbidityHIV prevalenceRIF test
1998
The Cost-Effectiveness of Preventing Cytomegalovirus Disease in AIDS Patients
Paltiel A, Freedberg K. The Cost-Effectiveness of Preventing Cytomegalovirus Disease in AIDS Patients. INFORMS Journal On Applied Analytics 1998, 28: 34-51. DOI: 10.1287/inte.28.3.34.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncidence of infectionLate-stage HIV diseaseToxicity of therapyNational cohort studyProgression of illnessCost-effectiveness resultsPrice of therapyCMV prophylaxisCytomegalovirus diseaseCytomegalovirus infectionHIV diseaseCohort studyPatients' qualityAIDS patientsClinical trialsNatural historyInfectionProphylaxisTherapyIncidenceDiseaseCompartmental modelPatientsIllnessProgression
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