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SynthesisInfectious diseases of poverty2019

Cost-effectiveness analysis of malaria rapid diagnostic tests: a systematic review.

Xiao-Xiao Ling, Jia-Jie Jin, Guo-Ding Zhu, Wei-Ming Wang, Yuan-Yuan Cao, Meng-Meng Yang, Hua-Yun Zhou, Jun Cao, Jia-Yan Huang

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Infectious diseases of poverty, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Xiao-Xiao LingSchool of Public Health, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment, National Health Commission, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Jia-Jie JinSchool of Public Health, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment, National Health Commission, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Guo-Ding ZhuNational Health Commission Key Laboratory of Parasitic Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory on Parasite and Vector Control Technology, Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Wuxi, 214064, China.
Wei-Ming WangNational Health Commission Key Laboratory of Parasitic Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory on Parasite and Vector Control Technology, Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Wuxi, 214064, China.
Yuan-Yuan CaoNational Health Commission Key Laboratory of Parasitic Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory on Parasite and Vector Control Technology, Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Wuxi, 214064, China.
Meng-Meng YangNational Health Commission Key Laboratory of Parasitic Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory on Parasite and Vector Control Technology, Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Wuxi, 214064, China.
Hua-Yun ZhouNational Health Commission Key Laboratory of Parasitic Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory on Parasite and Vector Control Technology, Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Wuxi, 214064, China.
Jun CaoNational Health Commission Key Laboratory of Parasitic Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory on Parasite and Vector Control Technology, Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Wuxi, 214064, China. caojuncn@hotmail.com.
Jia-Yan HuangSchool of Public Health, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment, National Health Commission, Shanghai, 200032, China. jiayanhuang@fudan.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4166-6119

Funding

Jiangsu Provincial Department of Science and Technology BE2018020Jiangsu Provincial Project of Invigorating Health Care through Science, Technology and Education Not applicableNatural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province BK20150001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRapid diagnostic tests (RDT) can effectively manage malaria cases and reduce excess costs brought by misdiagnosis. However, few studies have evaluated the economic value of this technology. The purpose of this study is to systematically review the economic value of RDT in malaria diagnosis. MAIN TEXT: A detailed search strategy was developed to identify published economic evaluations that provide evidence regarding the cost-effectiveness of malaria RDT. Electronic databases including MEDLINE, EMBASE, Biosis Previews, Web of Science and Cochrane Library were searched from Jan 2007 to July 2018. Two researchers screened studies independently based on pre-specified inclusion and exclusion criteria. The Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS) checklist was applied to evaluate the quality of the studies. Then cost and effectiveness data were extracted and summarized in a narrative way. Fifteen economic evaluations of RDT compared to other diagnostic methods were identified. The overall quality of studies varied greatly but most of them were scored to be of high or moderate quality. Ten of the fifteen studies reported that RDT was likely to be a cost-effective approach compared to its comparisons, but the results could be influenced by the alternatives, study perspectives, malaria prevalence, and the types of RDT.

conclusionsBased on available evidence, RDT had the potential to be more cost-effective than either microscopy or presumptive diagnosis. Further research is also required to draw a more robust conclusion.

Indexed as

Cost-Benefit AnalysisDiagnostic Tests, RoutineHumansMalariaCost-effectiveness analysisMalariaMicroscopyPresumptive diagnosisRapid diagnostic test

Identifiers

PMID31888731
PMCPMC6937952

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