NIOSH Recommended Guidelines for Personal Respiratory Protection of Workers in Health-Care Facilities Potentially Exposed to Tuberculosis/List of Abbreviations

by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

List of Abbreviations

 

ACET	Advisory Committee for the Elimination of Tuberculosis
ACIP	Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices
AFB	acid-fast bacilli
AIDS	acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
AMA	American Medical Association
ANSI	American National Standards Institute
AP	aerosolized pentamidine
CDC	Centers for Disease Control
DFM	dust, fume, and mist [filter]
HEPA	high-efficiency particulate air [filter]
HIV	human immunodeficiency virus
INH+	CIBA trademark for isoniazid USP
L/min	liters per minute
MDR	multiple-drug resistant
NIOSH	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC
OSHA	Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
PAPR	powered, air-purifying respirator
PR	[disposable] particulate respirator
TB	tuberculosis
UVGI	ultraviolet germicidal irradiation
μm	micrometer or micron