Mass screening for active case finding of pulmonary tuberculosis in the Russian Federation: how to save costs.

In Russia, mass chest X-ray (CXR) screening for tuberculosis (TB) is mandatory. To compare the yield and the cost per TB case detected and the total cost of CXR screening, passive case finding and contact tracing among adolescents and adults in the Arkhangelsk , Russian Federation, 2013-2017. This was an analysis of costing strategies using aggregated data.