Table 2 Provider costs involved in the MODS and Xpert diagnostic procedure (US $)

 # Xpert MTB/Rif Machine 4 module and accessories

–

19900

Invoice

 # Centrifuge (Beckmann Coulter x12R)

18000

–

Invoice

 # Incubator (CO₂)

19500

–

Invoice

 # Autoclave

24500

–

Invoice

 # Bio-safety cabinet (class 2)

11500

–

Invoice

 # Inverted microscope

2700

–

Invoice

 # Fridge

1300

–

Invoice

 # Vortex

524

–

Invoice

 # Pipettes (200ul-1 ml pipette)

218

–

Invoice

 # Pipettes (50ul-200ul pipette)

218

–

Invoice

 # Xpert cartridge & reagent kit

–

10

Invoice

 # MODS culture media per year

245

–

Invoice

 # MODS Culture plate

5

–

Invoice

 # MODS digestion & decontamination reagents per year

416

–

Invoice

 # Annual salary for a laboratory technician

4000

4000

Invoice

 # Training costs (5 days for Xpert, 22 for MODS)

990

225

Invoice

 # Utilities (water, power, stationary) per year

540

540

Invoice

 # Space cost per M² (25 M² for either Xpert or MODS)

463

463

Invoice

 # Xpert calibration cartridge per 2000 tests

–

450

Invoice

 # MODS proficiency panels per year

940

–

Invoice