| AuNP | gold nanoparticle |
| BCG | bacillus Calmette–Guérin |
| BDM | family of molecules boosting the activity of ethionamide |
| BDQ | bedaquiline |
| CD | cyclodextrin |
| CFU | colony forming unit |
| CFZ | clofazimine |
| DDS | drug delivery system |
| DLM | delamanid |
| EMB | ethambutol |
| ETH | ethionamide |
| INH | isoniazid |
| INP | inorganic nanoparticle |
| LVX | levofloxacin |
| LZN | linezolid |
| MDR-TB | multidrug-resistant tuberculosis |
| MOF | metal–organic framework |
| MOX | moxifloxacin |
| Mtb | Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| NP | nanoparticle |
| PCL | poly(ε-caprolactone) |
| PEG | polyethylene glycol |
| PLA | poly(lactic acid) |
| PLGA | poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) |
| PMD | pretomanid |
| PNP | polymeric nanoparticle |
| pre-XDR-TB | pre-extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis |
| PZA | pyrazinamide |
| RFP | rifampicin |
| RR-TB | rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis |
| SiNP | silica nanoparticle |
| SLNP | solid lipid nanoparticle |
| TB | tuberculosis |
| XDR-TB | extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis |