Total input cost per person with tuberculosis (TB) or latent TB infection (LTBI) for diagnosis and treatment, by type of digital technology used for treatment support, in 2016 USD
| Treatment length months | Total costs incurred by health system | Total costs incurred by patient | ||||||
| Standard of care | VOT | MM: Wisepill | MM: 99DOTS | SMS | Standard of care | Digital technology | ||
| Drug-susceptible TB | 6 | 845 | 505 | 368 | 340 | NA | 299 | 140 |
| MDR-TB | 18 | 10 014 | 8879 | 8527 | 8494 | NA | 813 | 337 |
| LTBI | 9 | 53 | 397 | 91 | 61 | 59 | 148 | 148 |
Costs listed account for pre-diagnostic management, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up. VOT: video-observed therapy; MM: medication monitor; SMS: short message service; MDR: multidrug-resistant; NA: not applicable.