AA

AA

Auto-Administer (Auto-Administrer) 

B6

B6

Vitamin B6 **Also called Pyridoxine**

BCG

BCG

Bacille Calmette-Guerin vaccine

-

CLSC

Clinic or “Nursing”; Local Community ServiceCentre (Centre local de servicescommunautaires)

CXR

RXP

Chest X-ray (Rayon X Poumons)

DOT

TOD

Directly Observed Therapy (Thérapie sous Observation Directe)

DR-TB

TB-MR

Drug Resistant TB (Tuberculose multirésistante)

DS

-

Drug Susceptibility

DST

-

Drug Susceptibility Testing (Antibiogramme)

EMB 

EMB 

Ethambutol - Antibiotic

EPTB 

TBEP

Extrapulmonary TB (TB extrapulmonaire)

INH

INH

Isoniazid - Antibiotic

-

MADO

Mandatory Reportable Disease (Maladie à declaration obligatoire)

-

MATO

Mandatory Treated Disease (Maladie à traitement obligatoire)

MDR-TB

TB-MR

Multi-Drug Resistant TB(TB multirésistante)

PH

SP

Public Health (Santé Publique)

PPD

-

Purified Protein Derivative

PPE

EPI

Personal Protective Equipment (Équipement de Protection Individuelle)

Pt

Pt

Patient

PWP

PPF

(Prophylaxie Période Fenêtre) 

PZA

PZA

Pyrazinamide - Antibiotic

RFu

SCR

Radiological Follow-up (Suivi Clinico-Radiologique)

RIF or RMP

RIF ou RMP

Rifampicin or Rifampin - Antibiotic

RPT

RPT

Rifapentine - Antibiotic

Rx

-

Prescription (Ordonnace)

TB

TB

Tuberculosis (Tuberculose)**Some people say “TB” to mean “Active TB”**

TBI or LTBI

ITB ou ITL

TB Infection, Latent TB, Sleeping TB (Infection Tuberculeuse, Infection TuberculeuseLatent)

TST

TCT

Tuberculin Skin Test (Test Cutané à la Tuberculine)

Tx

-

Treatment (Traitement)