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. 2026 Sep 2;18(9):965. doi: 10.3390/v18090965
AIS Acute ischemic stroke
ART Antiretroviral therapy
BPaL Bedaquiline, linezolid, and pretomanid
BMI Body mass index
DALY Disability-adjusted life year
CNS Central nervous system
XDR-TB Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis
EPTB Extrapulmonary tuberculosis
IRIS Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome
IFN-γ Interferon-gamma
IL-2 Interleukin-2
IL-10 Interleukin-10
INSHI International Network for the Study of HIV-associated IRIS
HAART Highly active antiretroviral therapy
HIV Human immunodeficiency virus
HIV+ HIV positive
LTBI Latent tuberculosis infection
MLR Monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio
MDR-TB Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis
Mtb Mycobacterium tuberculosis
NPV Negative predictive value
NF-kB Nuclear factor-kB
NFAT Nuclear factor of activated T cells
NRTI Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
PPV Positive predictive value
PTB Pulmonary tuberculosis
TDF Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate
TST Tuberculin skin test
TB Tuberculosis
TBM Tuberculosis meningitis
TNF Tumor necrosis factor
WHO World Health Organization
XPHACTOR “Xpert for people attending HIV/AIDS care: or review?”