Tuberculosis elimination in Australia through targeting latent infection

澳大利亚已承诺减少患结核病的人数，最终消灭结核病。需要确定高危人群，这意味着大幅扩大对潜伏性结核病的发现和治疗。这项研究将评估消除结核病的影响、成本效益和社区优先事项，并引入以全科医生为基础的治疗服务，以提供安全和可获得的护理。它将为大规模消除结核病的计划提供基础。

Australia has committed to reducing the number of people who become sick with tuberculosis (TB), towards eventual elimination. Identification of those at risk is needed, which means significant expansion of detection and treatment of latent TB. This research will evaluate impact, cost-effectiveness and community priorities around TB elimination, and introduce a GP-based treatment service for safe and accessible care. It will provide a basis for large-scale programs towards TB elimination.