AFB : Acid-Fast Bacilli
AIDS : Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
ALT : Alanine Aminotransferase
ART : Antiretroviral Therapy
AST : Aspartate Aminotransferase
ATS : American Thoracic Society
BCG : Bacillus Calmette-Guérin
BID : Bis in die (Twice Daily)
CBC : Complete Blood Count
CDC : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CNS : Central Nervous System
CXR : Chest X-Ray
DST : Drug Susceptibility Tests or Drug Susceptibility Testing
DTH : Delayed-type Hypersensitivity
DOPT : Directly Observed Preventive Therapy
DOT : Directly Observed Therapy
EMB : Ethambutol
FNA : Fine Needle Aspiration
FQN : Fluoroquinolone
HCV : Hepatitis C Virus
HIV : Human Immunodeficiency Virus
IDSA : Infectious Diseases Society of America
IGRA : Interferon-γ Release Assay
INH : Isoniazid
IRIS : Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome
IV : Intravenous
LFT : Liver Function Test
LTBI : Latent Tuberculosis Infection
MDR : Multidrug Resistant
NAAT : Nucleic Acid Amplification Test
NRTI : Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor
NNRTI : Non-nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor
PI : Protease Inhibitor
PO : Per os (Oral)
PPD : Purified Protein Derivative
PZA : Pyrazinamide
RIF : Rifampin
RPT : Rifapentine
TB : Tuberculosis
TNF : Tumor Necrosis Factor
TST : Tuberculin Skin Test
TU : Tuberculin Unit
XDR : Extensively Drug-resistant