A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K. L. M. N. O. P. Q. R. S. T. U. V. W. X. Y. Z.
A.
| AFB | Acid-fast bacillus |
B.
| Bactec MGIT |
An automated system for mycobacterial liquid culture and susceptibility testing (Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA) https://www.bd.com/en-us/offerings/capabilities/microbiology-solutions/mycobacteria-testing/bd-bactec-mgit-automated-mycobacterial-detection-system |
| BSC | Biosafety cabinets |
C.
| CDC | US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CLSI | Clinical & Laboratory Standards Institute |
| CSF | Cerebrospinal fluid |
D.
| DOTS | Directly observed therapy |
| DST | Drug susceptibility testing |
E.
| EQA | External quality assessment |
F.
| FL-LPA | First-line line probe assay |
| FM | Fluorescence microscopy |
| FQ | Fluoroquinolone |
| GeneXpert MTB/RIF; GeneXpert MTB/RIF Ultra |
Real-time PCR tests to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis and assess resistance to rifampicin (Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA, USA) http://stoptb.org/wg/gli/TrainingPackage_XPERT_MTB_RIF.asp http://www.who.int/tb/laboratory/xpert_launchupdate/en/ |
| GRADE | Grading of recommendations, assessment, development and evaluation |
H.
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| IGRA | Interferon-γ release assay |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
J.
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K.
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L.
| LED | Light-emitting diode |
| LF-LAM | Lateral flow urine lipoarabinomannan assay |
| LIMS | Laboratory Information Management System |
| LIS | Laboratory Information System |
| LMS | Laboratory Management System |
| LQMS | Laboratory Quality Management System |
M.
| MDR-TB | Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis |
| MoH | Ministry of Health |
| MTB | Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| MTBC | Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex |
N.
| NAAT | Nucleic acid amplification testing |
| NGO | Non-governmental organization |
| NRL | National Reference Laboratory |
| NSP | National Strategic Plan |
| NTM | Non-tuberculous mycobacteria |
| NTP | National TB Programme |
O.
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P.
| PICO | Population, intervention, comparator, outcome framework |
| PLHIV | People living with HIV |
| PPM | Public–private mix |
Q.
| QA | Quality assurance |
| QC | Quality control |
| QMS | Quality Management System |
R.
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S.
| SLID | Second-line injectable drug |
| SL-LPA | Second-line line probe assay |
| SOP | Standard operating procedure |
| SRL | WHO Supranational Reference Laboratory |
| SWOT | Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats analysis |
T.
| TA | Technical assistance |
| TB-LAMP | Tuberculosis loop-mediated isothermal amplification |
| TOR | Terms of reference |
|
Truenat MTB; Truenat MTB Plus |
Real-time PCR tests to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis and assess resistance to rifampicin (MolBio Diagnostics Pvt Ltd, Goa, India) http://www.molbiodiagnostics.com/product_details.php?id=25 |
| TWG | Technical working group |
U.
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V.
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W.
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WRD | WHO-recommended rapid diagnostics |
X.
| XDR-TB | Extensively drug-resistant TB |
Y.
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Z.
| ZN staining | Ziehl-Neelsen staining |