Abbreviations and acronyms

1HP

1 month of daily rifapentine plus isoniazid

3HP

3 months of weekly rifapentine plus isoniazid

3HR

3 months of daily rifampicin plus isoniazid

4R

4 months of daily rifampicin monotherapy

6H

6 months of daily isoniazid monotherapy

6Lfx

6 months of daily levofloxacin

9H

9 months of daily isoniazid monotherapy

ART

antiretroviral treatment

BCG

bacille Calmette-Guérin (vaccine)

CAD

computer aided detection

CI

confidence interval

CRP

C-reactive protein

CXR

chest radiography

ERG

external review group

GDG

Guideline Development Group

GRADE

grading of recommendations assessment, development and evaluation

IGRA

interferon-γ release assay

IPT

isoniazid preventive treatment (or monotherapy)

LTBI

latent tuberculosis infection

MDR-TB

multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

mWRD

molecular WHO-recommended rapid diagnostic test

OR

odds ratio

PICO

population, intervention, comparator and outcomes

PMTPT

programmatic management of tuberculosis preventive treatment

RCT

randomized controlled trial

RR

relative risk

RR-TB

rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis

TB

tuberculosis

TBI

tuberculosis infection

TBST

M. tuberculosis antigen-based skin test for TB infection

TNF

tumour necrosis factor

TPT

TB preventive treatment

TST

tuberculin skin test

USA

United States of America

USAID

US Agency for International Development

W4SS

WHO-recommended four-symptom screen

WHO

World Health Organization

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