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ABBREVIATIONS |
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AFB |
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Acid Fast Bacilli |
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AIDS |
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Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
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ARTI |
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Annual Risk of Tuberculous Infection |
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BCG |
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Bacille Calmette Guerin |
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C.I. |
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Confidence Interval |
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CMO |
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Chief Medical Officer |
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DDG |
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Deputy Director General |
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DGHS |
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Directorate General of Health Services,
Govt. of India |
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DOT |
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Direct Observation of Treatment |
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DOTS |
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Directly Observed Treatment Short-course |
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DTC |
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District Tuberculosis Centre |
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HIV |
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Human Immuno-deficiency Virus |
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HQ |
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Head Quarters |
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ICMR |
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Indian Council of Medical Research |
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IJTLD |
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International Journal of Tuberculosis
and Lung Disease |
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ILR |
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Ice-lined refrigerators |
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IUATLD |
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International Union against Tuberculosis
and Lung Disease |
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Lab |
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Laboratory |
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M.Tuberculosis |
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Mycobacterium Tuberculosis |
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MGIMS |
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Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences,
Wardha |
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mm |
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Millimeter |
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MMR |
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Mass Miniature Radiography |
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NDTC |
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New Delhi TB Center |
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NTI |
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National Tuberculosis Institute, Bangalore |
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NTP |
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National Tuberculosis Programme |
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PHC |
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Primary Health Center |
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PPD |
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Purified Protein Derivative |
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PPS |
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Population proportion to size |
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PTB |
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Pulmonary TB |
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RNTCP |
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Revised National Tuberculosis Control
Programme |
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SPSS |
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Statistical package for social sciences |
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SSI |
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Statens Serum Institute, Copenhagen |
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TB |
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Tuberculosis |
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TRC |
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Tuberculosis Research Center, Chennai |
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TU |
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Tuberculin Unit |
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Viz |
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Namely |
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WHO |
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World Health Organization |
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X2 |
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Chi-square |
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