Modelling-based evaluation of the costs, benefits and cost-effectiveness of multipathogen point-of-care tests for sexually transmitted infections in symptomatic genitourinary medicine clinic attendees.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To quantify the costs, benefits and cost-effectiveness of three multipathogen point-of-care (POC) testing strategies for detecting common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) compared with standard laboratory testing.

Design

Modelling study.

Setting

Genitourinary medicine (GUM) services in England.

Population

A hypothetical cohort of 965 988 people, representing the annual number attending GUM services symptomatic of lower genitourinary tract infection.

Interventions

The decision tree model considered costs and reimbursement to GUM services associated with diagnosing and managing STIs. Three strategies using hypothetical point-of-care tests (POCTs) were compared with standard care (SC) using laboratory-based testing. The strategies were: A)

SUBMITTER: Huntington SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6144481 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature