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. 2026 Jan 2;14(1):93. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines14010093
aNAAT Automated nucleic acid amplification test
AUC Area under the curve
BALF Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid
BDQ Bedaquiline
CAPAs Corrective and preventive actions
CFZ Clofazimine
CrI Credible interval
DALY Disability-adjusted life year
DR-TB Drug-resistant tuberculosis
DST Drug susceptibility testing
dUTP Deoxyuridine triphosphate
EHR Electronic health record
ENA European Nucleotide Archive
EQA External quality assessment
FN False negative
FP False positive
FQ Fluoroquinolone
GA4GH Global Alliance for Genomics and Health
GLI Global Laboratory Initiative
ICER Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio
INSDC International Nucleotide Sequence Database Collaboration
KPI Key performance indicator
LIMS Laboratory information management system
LoD Limit of detection
LoQ Limit of quantitation
LPA Line probe assay
LZD Linezolid
NPA Negative percent agreement
NPV Negative predictive value
MIC Minimum inhibitory concentration
MTB Mycobacterium tuberculosis
MTBC Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
NIAID National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
NTC Non-template control
NTM Nontuberculous mycobacteria
ONT Oxford Nanopore Technologies
OPA Overall percent agreement
pDST Phenotypic drug susceptibility testing
PPA Positive percent agreement
PPV Positive predictive value
QA Quality assurance
QRDR Quinolone resistance-determining region
RACI Responsible, accountable, consulted, and informed
RRDR Rifampicin resistance-determining region
SNP Single-nucleotide polymorphism
SNV Single-nucleotide variant
SOP Standard operating procedure
SRA Sequence Read Archive
TAT Turnaround time
TB Tuberculosis
TDM Therapeutic drug monitoring
Tm Melting temperature
TN True negative
TP True positive
tNGS Targeted next-generation sequencing
UMI Unique molecular identifier
UNG Uracil-DNA glycosylase
VAF Variant allele frequency
VUS Variant of uncertain significance
WGS Whole-genome sequencing
WHO World Health Organization
WTP Willingness to pay