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