Terms and abbriviaions related to TB

Terms and Abbreviations

• AFB - acid-fast bacilli
• ART - antiretroviral therapy
• AIDS - acquired immune deficiency syndrome
• ALT - alanine aminotransferase
• AST - aspartate aminotransferase
• ATS - American Thoracic Society
• BCG - bacille Calmette-Guérin
• CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• DOT - directly observed therapy
• FDA - Food and Drug Administration
• HIV - human immunodeficiency virus
• IGRA - interferon-gamma release assay
• IFN-γ - interferon-gamma
• INH - isoniazid
• LTBI - latent TB infection
• MDR TB - multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
• MMWR - Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• PPD - purified protein derivative
• QFT-GIT -QuantiFERON ^®-TB Gold In-tube
• RIF - rifampin
• RPT - rifapentine
• TB - tuberculosis
• TNF-α - tumor necrosis factor-alpha
• TST - tuberculin skin test
• WHO - World Health Organization
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