Effective diagnosis, treatment, and management of tuberculosis (TB) requires close collaboration between the clinician and the public health department. The Oregon TB Program, in collaboration with local health departments, offers the following services:
- disease surveillance;
- consultation based on current guidelines and recommendations regarding the diagnosis and treatment of active TB disease and latent TB infection;
- access to expert medical consultation;
- For patients with TB disease: TB case management, directly observed therapy (DOT), free TB medications and incentives to facilitate adherence to prescribed treatment;
- TB contact investigations;
- education materials for providers and patients;
- public health laboratory services.