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Table 1 List of abbreviations

From: Improving the diagnosis of active tuberculosis: a novel approach using magnetic particle-based chemiluminescence LAM assay

Abbreviation

Full name

TB

Tuberculosis

LAM

Lipoarabinomannan

CLIA

Chemiluminescence assay

COVID-19

Corona Virus Disease 2019

WHO

World Health Organization

USA

The United States of America

PCR

Polymerase chain reaction

ROC

Receiver Operating Characteristic

PAGE

Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis

HPLC

High Performance Liquid Chromatography

SD

Standard Deviation

MTX

5-methylthio-d-xylofuranose

EPTB

Extrapulmonary disease

ICU

Intensive Care Unit

Conc.

Concentration

NC membrane

Nitrocellulose filter membrane

EDC

1-ethyl-3-[3-dimethylaminopropyl]carbodiimide hydrochloride

NHS

N-Hydroxysuccinimide

KD

kDa

SA

Streptavidin

HRP

Horseradish Peroxidase

AE

Acridinium ester

BLI

Bio-Layer Interferometry

EPTB

Extrapulmonary disease of TB

ECL

Enhanced chemiluminescence

DTT

dithiothreitol

LTBI

Latent Tuberculosis Infection

ATB

Active Tuberculosis