2021
Clinical and Economic Effects of Widespread Rapid Testing to Decrease SARS-CoV-2 Transmission.
Paltiel AD, Zheng A, Sax PE. Clinical and Economic Effects of Widespread Rapid Testing to Decrease SARS-CoV-2 Transmission. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2021, 174: 803-810. PMID: 33683930, PMCID: PMC9317280, DOI: 10.7326/m21-0510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Antigen testingHome testingSARS-CoV-2 antigen testingIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioSARS-CoV-2 transmissionCost-effectiveness ratioBase-case analysisRapid testingPrevention guidanceDeath avertedDisease progressionInpatient careCommunity transmissionOutcome estimatesTesting interventionsViral transmissionDisease controlInfectionNumber of personsCumulative infectionsNational containment strategyWarrants considerationU.S. populationDeath
2012
The cost-effectiveness of rapid HIV testing in substance abuse treatment: Results of a randomized trial
Schackman BR, Metsch LR, Colfax GN, Leff JA, Wong A, Scott CA, Feaster DJ, Gooden L, Matheson T, Haynes LF, Paltiel AD, Walensky RP. The cost-effectiveness of rapid HIV testing in substance abuse treatment: Results of a randomized trial. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2012, 128: 90-97. PMID: 22971593, PMCID: PMC3546145, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.08.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality-adjusted life yearsSubstance abuse treatment programsNational HIV/AIDS StrategyCost-effectiveness ratioCommunity-based substance abuse treatment programsUndiagnosed HIV prevalenceRisk reduction counselingRapid HIV testingTreatment programHIV testingHIV prevalenceSite rapid testingSite rapid HIV testingHIV risk reduction counselingHIV/AIDS StrategyIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioHIV testing strategiesLife expectancyHIV testing offerPrior testing historyReceipt of resultsSubstance abuse treatmentRapid testingHIV screeningPatient demographics