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Table 3 Cost of the main equipment and inputs for TB-SPRINT 59-Plex Beamedex®

From: Multicenter evaluation of TB-SPRINT 59-Plex Beamedex®: accuracy and cost analysis

Equipment

Quantity

Unit Value

Mean Cost

ABCa

Luminex or Bioplex 200®

1

U$ 56.818

U$ 236.66

U$ 5.26

Termocycler

1

U$ 7.272

U$ 30.30

U$ 0.67

Refrigerated Centrifuged

1

U$ 6.089

U$ 25.37

U$ 0.56

Water purifier MilQ

1

U$ 4.454

U$ 22.72

U$ 0.50

Biological Safety Cabinet

1

U$ 38.461

U$ 3.20

U$ 0.48

Inputs

Quantity per exam

Unit Value

Mean Cost

ABCa

TB-SPRINT 59-Plex Beamedex®

1 kit for 100 reactions

U$ 265.15

U$ 39.77

U$ 2.65

Calibration Kit®

1 kit for six months

U$ 1.012

U$ 151.82

U$ 10.12

Validation Kit®

1kit for six months

U$ 2.476

U$ 371.47

U$ 24.76

Sheat Fluid®

1 kit for six months

U$ 276.81

U$ 41.52

U$ 2.77

  1. aABC Activity Based Cost