NTM	Non-tuberculous mycobacteria
LTBI	Latent tuberculosis infection
TB	Tuberculosis
MAP	Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis
RA	Rheumatoid arthritis
T1DM	Type 1 diabetes mellitus
SLE	Systemic lupus erythematous
MS	Multiple sclerosis
CD	Crohn’s disease
TNF-α	Tumor Necrosis Factor- α
DMARDs	Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs
TNFIs	Tumor necrosis factor inhibitors
IFN γ	Interferon gamma
HSP	Heat shock protein
GAD	Glutamic acid decarboxylase
IA-2	Insulinoma-associated protein-2
GABA	γ-amino butyric acid
TLRs	Toll-like receptors
MGIT	Mycobacterial growth indicator tube
LPS	Lipopolysaccharides
BCG	Bacillus Calmette–Guerin