Table 1 Unit costs of key consumables and equipment*
Consumables | Unit (quantity) | Unit cost $US |
|---|---|---|
NALC/NAOH Kit | per Sample | $1.73 |
N95 Mask | per Box(100) | $55.19 |
ZN stain | per liter | $4.87 |
Auramine-O | per liter | $4.67 |
Methylene blue | per liter | $3.26 |
Potassium permanganate | Per liter | $3.22 |
AFB fixative | per 100 ml | $8.52 |
PANTA | one box(100) | $89.07 |
MGIT growth supplement | one box(100) | $70.80 |
Anti-MPB64 Capilia TB Neo | per test | $1.69 |
MGIT Tube | per Box(100) | $195.00 |
SIRE kit | per kit (35) | $127.50 |
MTBDR rif kit | per kit (96) | $917.42 |
Xpert MTB/Rif cartridge | per cartridge | $9.98 |
Equipment | Â | Â |
Centrifuge plus accessories | per Instrument | $22,439 |
Vortex | per Instrument | $304 |
Biosafety cabinet | per Instrument | $3,190 |
Biosafety cabinet filter replacement | yearly | $1,608 |
Biosafety cabinet decontamination | q 6months | $156 |
Light microscope | per Instrument | $3,409 |
LED microscope | per Instrument | $4580 |
Bactec MGIT 960 | per Instrument | $38,950.00 |
Epicenter software | -- | $12,500.00 |
Barcode scanner | per Instrument | $158.30 |
Thermocycler | per Instrument | $5,621.18 |
Ultrasonicator | per Instrument | $1,596.42 |
GTBLOT maintenance | semi-annual | $487.08 |
GT BLOT | per Instrument | $17,557.40 |
UPS (power supply) | per Instrument | $137.24 |
Xpert instrument | per Instrument | $17,000.00 |
Xpert calibration | per 1800 runs | $1,800.00 |