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 monotherapy

9H

9 months of daily isoniazid monotherapy

ACF

active case finding

ART

antiretroviral therapy

ARV

antiretroviral drugs

BCG

bacille Calmette-Guérin

CAD

computer aided detection

CRP

C-reactive protein

CXR

chest radiography

DSD

differentiated HIV service delivery

ELISA

enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

FDC

fixed-dose combination

GDG

Guideline Development Group

HMIS

health management information system

IFN-γ

interferon-γ

IGRA

interferon-γ release assay

IPT

isoniazid preventive treatment

LFT

liver function test

Lfx

levofloxacin

MDR-TB

multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

M&E

monitoring and evaluation

mWRD

molecular WHO-recommended rapid diagnostic test

NGO

nongovernmental organization

NNRTI

non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor

NRTI

nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor

NTP

national TB programme

PI

protease inhibitor

PMTPT

programmatic management of tuberculosis preventive treatment

PPD

purified protein derivative

RCT

randomized controlled trial

RR

relative risk

RR-TB

rifampicin-resistant TB

SOP

standard operating procedure

TB

tuberculosis

TB-KSP

TB Knowledge Sharing Platform

TBST

Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen-based skin test

TDF

tenofovir-disoproxil fumarate

TNF

tumour necrosis factor

TPT

tuberculosis preventive treatment

TST

tuberculin skin test

UNHLM

United Nations High-level Meeting

WHO

World Health Organization

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