Tuberculosis in Canada 2012 – Acronyms and Abbreviations

Acronyms and Abbreviations

AFR High
Africa, high HIV prevalence
AFR Low
Africa, low HIV prevalence
AMR
American Region – Latin American countries
CCDIC
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control
CEUR
Central Europe
CNS
Central nervous system
CTBRS
Canadian Tuberculosis Reporting System
DOT
Directly observed therapy
DST
Drug susceptibility testing
EMR
Eastern Mediterranean Region
EEUR
Eastern European Region
EMB
Ethambutol
EME
Established Market Economies
HIV
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
ICD
International Classification of Diseases
INH
Isoniazid
KM
Kanamycin
M. africanum
Mycobacterium africanum
M. bovis
Mycobacterium bovis
M. canetti
Mycobacterium canetti
M. caprae
Mycobacterium caprae
M. microti
Mycobacterium microti
M. pinnipdeii
Mycobacterium pinnipedii
M. tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
MDR-TB
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
MOX
Moxifloxin
OFL
Ofloxacin
PZA
Pyrazinamide
RBT
Rifabutin
RMP
Rifampin
SEAR
South-East Asian Region
SM
Streptomycin
TB
Tuberculosis
WHO
World Health Organization
WPR
Western Pacific Region
XDR-TB
Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis

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