Update: February 2024
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ACH |
air change per hour |
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AFB |
acid-fast bacilli |
| ALT | alanine aminotransferase |
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Am |
amikacin |
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Amx/Clv |
amoxicillin/clavulanic acid |
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ART |
antiretroviral therapy |
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ARV |
antiretroviral |
| AST | aspartate aminotransferase |
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BCG |
bacillus Calmette-Guérin |
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Bdq |
bedaquiline |
| BPNS | brief peripheral neuropathy screen |
| BSC | biosafety cabinet |
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CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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Cfz |
clofazimine |
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CMX |
cotrimoxazole |
| CNS | central nervous system |
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CPC |
cetylpyridinum chloride |
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CPT |
cotrimoxazole preventive therapy |
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CrCl |
creatinine clearance |
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Cs |
cycloserine |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fuid |
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CXR |
chest x-ray |
| Dlm | delamanid |
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DOT |
directly observed therapy |
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DR |
drug resistance |
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DR-TB |
drug-resistant tuberculosis |
| DS-TB | drug-susceptible tuberculosis |
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DST |
drug susceptibility test |
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E |
ethambutol |
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ECG |
electrocardiogram |
| e.g. | for example |
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EPTB |
extrapulmonary tuberculosis |
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Eto |
ethionamide |
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FDC |
fixed-dose combination |
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FNA |
fine needle aspiration |
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FQ(s) |
fluoroquinolone(s) |
| gDST | genotypic drug susceptibility test |
| GUV | germicidal ultraviolets |
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H |
isoniazid (standard dose) |
| HbA1c | glycated haemoglobin |
| HEPA | high efficiency particulate air |
| Hh | isoniazid (high dose) |
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HIV |
human immunodeficiency virus |
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HPF |
high-power field |
| Hr | isoniazid resistance |
| Hr-TB | rifampicin susceptible, isoniazid resistant tuberculosis |
| i.e. | that is |
| IGRA |
interferon gamma release assay |
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IM |
intramuscular |
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Imp/Cln |
imipenem/cilastatin |
| INH | isoniazid |
| INI | integrase inhibitor |
| IPC | infection prevention and control |
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IRIS |
immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome |
| IV | intravenous |
| LF-LAM | lateral flow urine lipoarabinomannan assay |
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LFT |
liver function test |
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Lfx |
levofloxacin |
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LPA |
line probe assay |
| LTBI | latent tuberculosis infection |
| LTR | long treatment regimen |
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Lzd |
linezolid |
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MDR |
multidrug resistance |
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MDR-TB |
multidrug-resistant tuberculosis |
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Mfx |
moxifloxacin (standard dose) |
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Mfxh |
moxifloxacin (high dose) |
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Mpm |
meropenem |
| MSF | Médecins Sans Frontières |
| MTB | Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| NAAT | nucleic acid amplification test |
| NGS | next generation sequencing |
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NNRTI |
non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor |
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NRTI |
nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor |
| P | rifapentine |
| Pa | pretomanid |
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PAS |
para-aminosalicylic acid |
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PCP |
pneumocystosis |
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PCR |
polymerase chain reaction |
| pDST | phenotypic drug susceptibility test |
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PI |
protease inhibitor |
| PIH | Partners In Health |
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PO |
orally (per os) |
| PTB | pulmonary tuberculosis |
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Pto |
prothionamide |
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R |
rifampicin |
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Rfb |
rifabutin |
| RIF (or Rif) | rifampicin |
| RMT | rapid molecular test |
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RR |
rifampicin resistance |
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S |
streptomycin |
| SAT | self-administered treatment |
| STR | short treatment regimen |
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TB |
tuberculosis |
| tNGS | targeted next generation sequencing |
| Trd | terizidone |
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TSH |
thyroid-stimulating hormone |
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TST |
tuberculin skin test |
| ULN | upper limit of normal |
| VOT | video-observed therapy |
| VVS | ventilated workstation |
| WGS | whole genome sequencing |
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WHO |
World Health Organization |
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XDR |
extensive drug resistance |
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XDR-TB |
extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis |
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Z |
pyrazinamide |