Abbreviations

ACH

air changes per hour

AMR

antimicrobial resistance

CI

confidence interval

DOI

declaration of interest

DR-TB

drug-resistant TB

DST

drug-susceptibility testing

GNI

gross national income

GRADE

Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation

GUV

germicidal ultraviolet light

HAI

health care-associated infection

HEPA filter

high-efficiency particulate air filter

HIV

human immunodeficiency virus

IEC

information, education and communication

IGRA

interferon-gamma release assay

IPC

infection prevention and control

IRR

incidence rate ratio

LTBI

latent tuberculosis infection

M. tuberculosis

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

MDR-TB

multidrug-resistant TB

OR

odds ratio

PICO

population, intervention, comparator and outcome

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal

RR

rate ratio

TB

tuberculosis

TST

tuberculin skin test

USAID

United States Agency for International Development

UVC

ultraviolet light C

UVGI

ultraviolet germicidal irradiation

WHO

World Health Organization

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