MDPI	Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
DOAJ	Directory of open access journals
MAI	Mycobacterium avium intracellulare
HIV	Human Immunodeficiency Virus
ART	antiretroviral therapy
ALP	alkaline phosphatase
CD4	Cluster of differentiation
HAART	Highly active antiretroviral therapy
AIDS	Acquired Immunodeficiency syndrome
VZV	Varicella Zoster Virus
HSV	Herpes Simplex Virus
AFB	Acid Fast Bacilli
CT	Computerized tomography
M.tb	Mycobacterium tberculosis
NTB	Nontuberculous mycobacteria
MAC	Mycobacterium avium complex
GIT	Gastrointestinal tract