I'm a medical doctor from Colombia. I received a MSc in HIV from Spain. I have 3 years of experience in Tuberculosis working as a physician for Doctors Without Borders in RCA, Mozambique and Congo. I am presently a MSc candidate in experimental medicine at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
There is wide variation in how risks and consequences of both TPT and TB disease are considered in studies evaluating TB infection treatment programs. This lack of standardization in how risks and consequences are quantified, may be a significant contributor to the inconsistent conclusions surrounding the cost-effectiveness of immigrant TB infection treatment programs.
Source: Conference 2024