| AFB | acid-fast bacilli |
| AMK | amikacin |
| CM | capreomycin |
| CPX | ciprofloxacin |
| CS | cycloserine |
| Cx | culture |
| DR | drug resistant |
| DS | drug susceptible |
| EMB | ethambutol |
| ETH | ethionamide |
| HHC | household contacts |
| INH | Isoniazid |
| KM | kanamycin |
| LFX | levofloxacin |
| LJ | Lowenstein–Jensen medium |
| LTFU | lost to follow-up |
| MDR | multidrug-resistant TB |
| MGIT | mycobacterial growth incubator tube |
| MIC | minimal inhibitory concentrations |
| monoR | mono drug resistant |
| Mtb | Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| OD | optic density |
| (p)DST | (phenotypic) drug-sensitivity testing |
| PZA | pyrazinamide |
| RIF | rifampicin |
| Sm | smear |
| SM | streptomycin |
| SNP | single-nucleotide polymorphisms |
| TB | tuberculosis |
| Tx | treatment |
| WGS | whole-genome sequencing |