{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["16"],"submitter":["Trajman A"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Shortened treatment regimens for tuberculosis are under development to improve treatment outcomes and reduce costs. We estimated potential savings from a societal perspective in Brazil following the introduction of a hypothetical four-month regimen for tuberculosis treatment.<h4>Methods</h4>Data were gathered in ten randomly selected health facilities in Rio de Janeiro. Health service costs were estimated using an ingredient approach. Patient costs were estimated from a questionnaire administered to 126 patients. Costs per visits and per case treated were analysed according to the type of therapy: self-administered treatment (SAT), community- and facility-directly observed treatment (community-DOT, facility-DOT).<h4>Results</h4>During the last 2 months of treatment, the "],"journal":["BMC health services research"],"pagination":["27"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC4722708"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Shortened first-line TB treatment in Brazil: potential cost savings for patients and health services."],"pmcid":["PMC4722708"],"pubmed_authors":["Calaca J","Trajman A","Belo M","Vassall A","Gaspar J","Brito RT","Wells WA","Dos Santos CM","Bastos ML","Dos Santos AM","Cobelens FG","Gomez GB"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Shortened first-line TB treatment in Brazil: potential cost savings for patients and health services.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Shortened treatment regimens for tuberculosis are under development to improve treatment outcomes and reduce costs. We estimated potential savings from a societal perspective in Brazil following the introduction of a hypothetical four-month regimen for tuberculosis treatment.<h4>Methods</h4>Data were gathered in ten randomly selected health facilities in Rio de Janeiro. Health service costs were estimated using an ingredient approach. Patient costs were estimated from a questionnaire administered to 126 patients. Costs per visits and per case treated were analysed according to the type of therapy: self-administered treatment (SAT), community- and facility-directly observed treatment (community-DOT, facility-DOT).<h4>Results</h4>During the last 2 months of treatment, the ","dates":{"release":"2016-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2016 Jan","modification":"2026-07-15T22:16:22.136Z","creation":"2026-07-09T10:19:00.203Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC4722708","cross_references":{"pubmed":["26800677"],"doi":["10.1186/s12913-016-1269-x"]}}