i. Direct Sputum Smear Microscopy (DSSM) – a principal diagnostic method adopted by NTB because:
1. It provides a definitive diagnosis of active TB;
2. The procedure is simple;
3. Its economical; and
4. A microscopy center could be put up even in remote areas.
j. FAST refers to a strategy that is a refocused, intensified administrative approach to TB transmission control in congregate setting and health facilities. It is a systematic approach focusing on cough surveillance and high risk groups at diagnosing unsuspected infectious TB patients both drug susceptible and drug resistant cases improving TB detection and treatment cases.
k. INDEX (Index Patient) of TB – refers to the initial identified TB case of any age in specific household or other comparable setting in which others may have been exposed.
l. Intensified Case Finding – refers to active case finding among TB presumptive belonging to special or defined population.
m. iDOTS – refers to Integrated Directly Observed Treatment.
n. Passive Case Finding – refers to finding a case of TB from among TB presumptive who present themselves at the TB DOTS facility.
o. PMDT Facilities - Programmatic Management for Drug Resistant TB Facilities. A health (DOTS) facilities that provides services for Drug Resistant TB.
p. Presumptive Extra Pulmonary TB - TB refers to anyone having signs and symptoms specific to the suspected extra-pulmonary site with or without signs and symptoms of unexplained fever or weight loss, drenching night sweat or cough of any duration in high risk groups.
q. Presumptive Drug Resistant TB - Any person whether adult or child, who belongs to any of the DR - TB high risk groups such as: Re-treatment cases, new TB cases that are contacts of confinement DR -TB Cases or non-Converter Category I and people living with HIV with signs and symptoms of TB.
r. Presumptive TB - any person whether adult or child with signs and/or symptoms suggestive of TB whether pulmonary or extra pulmonary or those with chest - x-ray findings suggestive of active TB.
s. Presumptive Pulmonary TB - refers to any person having: (2) two weeks or longer of any of the following:
1. cough, unexplained fever, unexplained weight loss, drenching night sweat;
2. cough of any duration in high risk group; or
3. CXR findings suggestive of TB.
t. Presumptive Drug Resistant TB- Any person whether adult or child who belongs to any of the DR-TB high rick groups such as: Re-Treatment Cases, new TB Cases that are contacts of confinement DR - TB Cases or Non-Converter Category I and people living with HIV with signs and symptoms of TB.
