Abbreviations and acronyms

AIDS

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

BCG

bacille Calmette-Guérin

CFP-10

culture filtrate protein 10

CI

confidence interval

DCE

discrete choice experiment

DOI

declaration of interest

DST

drug susceptibility testing

ELISA

enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

ELISPOT

enzyme-linked immunospot

ERG

External Review Group

ESAT-6

early secretory antigenic target 6 kDa protein

GDG

Guideline Development Group

GRADE

Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation

HIV

human immunodeficiency virus

IFN-γ

interferon-gamma

IGRA

interferon-gamma release assay

ISR

injection site reaction

LMIC

low- and middle-income countries

Mtb

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

NTM

nontuberculous mycobacteria

NTP

national tuberculosis programme

PICO

population, intervention, comparator and outcome

People with HIV

people living with HIV

PPD

purified protein derivative

PPD-S

purified protein derivative–standard

QALY

quality-adjusted life year

QFT-G

QIAGEN QuantiFERON®-TB Gold

QFT-GIT

QIAGEN QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube

RR

risk ratio

TB

tuberculosis

TBST

Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen-based skin test

TPT

TB preventive treatment

T-Spot

Oxford Immunotec T-SPOT®.TB

TST

tuberculin skin test

United Kingdom

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

USA

United States of America

WHO

World Health Organization

WHO/GTB

World Health Organization Global TB Programme

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