Market Assessment of Tuberculosis Diagnostics in Brazil in 2012
Market Assessment of Tuberculosis Diagnostics in Brazil in 2012
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2014
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TB Diagnostics Market Analysis Consortium
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PLOS ONE
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Background: Improved diagnostics for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) are urgently needed. However, test developers and
investors require market size data to support new product development. This study assessed the served available market for
TB diagnostics in Brazil in 2012 and the market segmentation in the public and private sectors.
Methods: Data were collected on test volumes done in the public and private sectors for the diagnosis of latent and active
TB, drug susceptibility testing and treatment follow-up. Tests included were tuberculin skin tests, interferon-gamma releases
assays, smear microscopy, solid and liquid cultures, nucleic acid amplification tests and phenotypic drug susceptibility tests.
The data were collected by means of an electronic survey via the Brazilian State laboratories and from sales information
provided by manufacturers. Test costs for the public sector were calculated using a components approach, while costs for
the private sector were based on prices paid by patients. The overall market value (expenditure) for the entire country was
calculated using the public sector test costs.
Results: During 2012, an estimated total of 2.4 million TB diagnostic tests were done in Brazil, resulting in an estimated
overall market value of USD 17.2 million. The public sector accounted for 91% of the test volumes and 88% of the market
value. Smear microscopy was the most commonly test (n = 1.3 million; 55% of total) at an estimated value of USD 3.7 million.
Culture overall (n = 302,761) represented 13% of test volumes and 40% (USD 6.9 million) of the market value. On average,
USD 208 was spent on TB diagnostics for every notified TB patient in Brazil, in 2012.
Conclusion: The TB diagnostics market value in Brazil in 2012 was over USD 17 million. These study results will help test
developers to understand the current and potential market for replacement or add-on diagnostic technologies.
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TB Diagnostics Market Analysis Consortium. Market assessment of tuberculosis diagnostics in Brazil in 2012. PLoS One. 2014 Aug 6;9(8):e104105. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104105. Erratum in: PLoS One. 2014;9(9):e107651.