title: Response to: Socio-political prescriptions for latent tuberculosis infection are required to prevent reactivation of tuberculosis.
abstract: The importance of addressing the conditions that predispose individuals and populations to develop tuberculosis is increasingly being recognized. Accurate quantification of the protective effect of preventive therapy and the provision of pragmatic guidance for clinical care and public health interventions is important. However, this approach must be nested within a socio-political context that addresses associated disadvantage and inequality.
authors.affiliation: Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Electronic address: greg.fox@sydney.edu.au.
authors.forename: Greg J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Fox
authors.affiliation: Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; South Western Sydney Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Claudia C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Dobler
authors.affiliation: The Children's Hospital at Westmead and the Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity (MBI), University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Ben J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Marais
authors.affiliation: Victorian Tuberculosis Program, Melbourne Health, Victoria, Australia; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Justin T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Denholm
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D055985:Latent Tuberculosis; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000517:prevention & control*
keywords: Latent tuberculosis infection; Prevention; Therapy; Tuberculosis