Abbreviations

ABC

abacavir

AIDS

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

ALT

alanine aminotransferase

Am

amikacin

amoxiclav

amoxicillin with clavulanic acid (also known as co-amoxiclav)

aOR

adjusted odds ratio

ART

antiretroviral therapy

AST

aspartate aminotransferase

AZT

zidovudine

B (or Bdq)

bedaquiline

BCG

bacille Calmette-Guérin

CaP-TB

Catalyzing Pediatric Tuberculosis Innovation

Cfz

clofazimine

CHW

community health worker

CI

confidence interval

CNS

central nervous system

CONTACT

Community Intervention for Tuberculosis Active Contact Tracing and Preventive Therapy

COVID-19

coronavirus disease 2019

CPT

co-trimoxazole preventive therapy

CRP

C-reactive protein

Cs

cycloserine

CSF

cerebrospinal fluid

CT

computed tomography

CXR

chest X-ray

Dlm

delamanid

DR-TB

drug-resistant tuberculosis

DSD

differentiated service delivery

DST

drug susceptibility testing

DTG

dolutegravir

E

ethambutol

ECG

electrocardiogram

EFV

efavirenz

EPTB

extrapulmonary tuberculosis

ETAT

emergency triage, assessment and treatment

Eto

ethionamide

FDC

fixed-dose combination

FTC

emtricitabine

GDF

Stop TB Partnership Global Drug Facility

H

isoniazid

HCW

health care worker

HIV

human immunodeficiency virus

iCCM

integrated community case management

IGRA

interferon-gamma release assay

IMCI

integrated management of childhood illness

IMNCI

integrated management of newborn and childhood illness

IPT

isoniazid preventive therapy

IRIS

immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome

L (or Lzd)

linezolid

LF-LAM

lateral flow lipoarabinomannan assay

Lfx

levofloxacin

LPA

line probe assay

LPV/r

lopinavir/ritonavir

M (or Mfx)

moxifloxacin

MAF-TB

multisectoral accountability framework to end tuberculosis

MDR-TB

multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Mpm

meropenem

mWRD

molecular WHO-recommended rapid diagnostic test

NAAT

nucleic acid amplification test

NPA

nasopharyngeal aspiration

NRTI

national tuberculosis programme

NTP

national tuberculosis programme

NVP

nevirapine

P

rifapentine

Pa

pretomanid

PAS

p-aminosalicylic acid

PCR

polymerase chain reaction

PHC

primary health care

PI

protease inhibitor

PI/r

protease inhibitor boosted with ritonavir

PPD

purified protein derivative

PTB

pulmonary tuberculosis

Pto

prothionamide

PZA (or Z)

pyrazinamide

R

rifampicin

RAL

raltegravir

RR-TB

rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis

RTV (or r)

ritonavir

S

streptomycin

SAM

severe acute malnutrition

SGDs

Sustainable Development Goals

SOS

Simple One-step (stool processing method)

TAF

tenofovir alafenamide

TB

tuberculosis

TBM

tuberculosis meningitis

TDF

tenofovir disoproxil fumarate

TPT

tuberculosis preventive treatment

Trd

terizidone

TST

tuberculin skin test

TU

tuberculin unit

W4SS

WHO-recommended four-symptom screen

WFA

weight-for-age

WHO

World Health Organization

XDR-TB

extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis

Z (or PZA)

pyrazinamide

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