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We investigated the potential costs and impact of targeted ACF, guided by local estimates of the annual risk of TB infection (ARTI) derived from\n                      <jats:italic>Mycobacterium tuberculosis<\/jats:italic>\n                      (\n                      <jats:italic>Mtb<\/jats:italic>\n                      ) immunoreactivity survey data in children aged &lt;5 years.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods and findings<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Using mathematical models parameterized with local data, we compared three case-finding approaches across 33 urban neighborhoods in Blantyre, Malawi: passive case finding (PCF) only; PCF with untargeted ACF; and PCF with ARTI-guided targeted ACF. Health outcomes (life expectancy, disability-adjusted life years [DALYs]) and costs were estimated using a Markov microsimulation model. Costs were assessed from health system and societal perspectives. Results were calculated for different assumptions about the relationship between ARTI and true TB prevalence.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>Compared to PCF-only, untargeted ACF was estimated to improve life expectancy by 3.3 years (95% credible interval (CrI) [1.7, 5.4]) for individuals with TB disease, but at high cost. Targeted ACF covering half of the study population was estimated to identify 80% of all individuals with TB and achieved a lower cost per DALY averted (US$400, 95% CrI [20,1,000]) than untargeted ACF (US$700, 95% CrI [100, 1,500]). In the main analysis, these cost-effectiveness ratios exceeded available cost-effectiveness thresholds for Malawi, although cost-effectiveness improved under assumptions of higher TB prevalence or greater transmission reduction. 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