Abbreviations and acronyms

ACH

air exchanges per hour

AMR

antimicrobial resistance

ART

antiretroviral therapy

DNA

deoxyribonucleic acid

DR-TB

drug-resistant TB

DS-TB

drug-susceptible TB

DST

drug-susceptibility testing

FAST

finding TB cases actively, separating safely and treating

GDG

guideline development group

GUV

germicidal ultraviolet light

HAI

health care-associated infection

HEPA

high-efficiency particulate air (filter)

HIV

human immunodeficiency virus

HVAC

heating, ventilation and air conditioning

IPC

infection prevention and control

M. tuberculosis

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

MDR-TB

multidrug-resistant TB

NCD

noncommunicable disease

NTP

national TB programme

REL

recommended exposure limit

RNA

ribonucleic acid

SOP

standard operating procedure

TB

tuberculosis

TB IPC

tuberculosis infection prevention and control

TLV

threshold limit value

TPT

TB preventive treatment

TST

tuberculin skin test

UV

ultraviolet

UVC

ultraviolet light C

UVGI

ultraviolet germicidal irradiation

WHO

World Health Organization

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