Tuberculosis screening in an aged care residential facility in a low-incidence setting.

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a disease of high morbidity in Australia, with implications for both public health and the individual. Cost analyses is relevant for programmatic evaluation of TB. There is minimal published TB cost data in the Australian setting.

Comparing tuberculosis management under public and private healthcare providers: Victoria, Australia, 2002-2015.

Background: Private healthcare providers are important to tuberculosis (TB) management globally, although internationally there are reports of suboptimal management and disparities in treatment commencement in the private sector. We compared the management of TB patients receiving private versus public healthcare in Victoria, an industrialised setting with low tuberculosis (TB) incidence.

Methods: Retrospective cohort study: 2002-2015.