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Appendices

Appendix A. Key to Acronyms

Drug and Vaccine Name Abbreviations
AbbreviationFull Name
3TCLamivudine
5-FU5-fluorouracil
9vHPV9-valent human papillomavirus [vaccine]
ABLCamphotericin B lipid complex
BCAbichloroacetic acid
BCGBacille Calmette-Guérin [vaccine]
DEETN,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide
DTaPdiphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis [vaccine]
EFVefavirenz
FTCemtricitabine
HBIGhepatitis B immune globulin
HepAhepatitis A [vaccine]
HepBhepatitis B [vaccine]
IIVinactivated influenza vaccine
IPVinactivated polio vaccine
IVIGintravenous immune globulin
LAIVlive attenuated influenza vaccine
L-AmBliposomal amphotericin B
MCVmeningococcal conjugate vaccine 
MenACWYmeningococcal strains A, C, W, Y [vaccine]
MMRmeasles, mumps, and rubella [vaccine]
MMRVmeasles, mumps, rubella, and varicella [vaccine]
NVPnevirapine
PCVpneumococcal conjugate vaccine 
PCV1313-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine 
PCV77-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine 
Peg-IFN-αpegylated interferon-alpha
PPSVpneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine
PPSV23pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (23-valent)
RVrotavirus vaccine
RZVrecombinant zoster vaccine
TCAtrichloroacetic acid
Tdtetanus and diphtheria [vaccine]
Tdaptetanus and diphtheria toxoids and acellular pertussis [vaccine]
TMP-SMXtrimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
TPOXXtecovirimat
YFVyellow fever vaccine
ZVLzoster vaccine live

 

General Terms
AcronymDefinition
A-aalveolar-arterial
AAFPAmerican Academy of Family Physicians
AAPAmerican Academy of Pediatrics
ACIPAdvisory Committee on Immunization Practices
ACOGAmerican College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
AFBacid-fast bacteria
AFPalpha-fetoprotein
AINanal intraepithelial neoplasia
ALTalanine aminotransferase
ANCabsolute neutrophil count
ARDSacute respiratory distress syndrome
ARNacute retinal necrosis
ARTantiretroviral therapy
ARVantiretroviral
ASCCPAmerican Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology
ASC-Hatypical squamous cells—cannot exclude a high-grade intraepithelial lesion
ASC-USatypical squamous cells of undetermined significance
BIDtwice daily
BPblood pressure
BSAbody surface area
BUNblood urea nitrogen
cARTcombination antiretroviral therapy
CBCcomplete blood count
CD4CD4 T lymphocyte
CDCCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
CFcomplement fixation
CFUcolony-forming unit
CIconfidence interval
CINcervical intraepithelial neoplasia
CIN1cervical intraepithelial neoplasia-1
CMVcytomegalovirus
CNScentral nervous system
Crcreatinine
CrClcreatinine clearance
CSFcerebrospinal fluid
CTcomputerized tomography
CYP450cytochrome P450
DFAdirect fluorescent antibody
DOTdirectly observed therapy
DSTdrug susceptibility test
EIAenzyme immunoassay
EKGelectrocardiogram
ESRDend stage renal disease
EVRearly virologic response
FDAU.S. Food and Drug Administration
FTA-ABSfluorescent treponemal antibody absorption
G6PDglucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
GIgastrointestinal
Hhemagglutinin
HABhepatitis B (rDNA)
HAIhemagglutination inhibition
HAVhepatitis A virus
HBchepatitis B core antigen
HBeAghepatitis B e antigen
HBsAghepatitis B surface antigen
HBVhepatitis B virus
HCChepatocellular carcinoma
HCVhepatitis C virus
HEUHIV-exposed but uninfected
HHSU.S. Department of Health and Human Services
HHV-8human herpesvirus-8
HibHaemophilus influenzae type b
HIV-1human immunodeficiency virus 1
HIVMAHIV Medicine Association
HPVhuman papillomavirus
HRAhigh-resolution anoscopy
HSILhigh-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion
HSVherpes simplex virus
HSV-1herpes simplex virus type 1
HSV-2herpes simplex virus type 2
HZherpes zoster
ICPintracranial pressure
IDSAInfectious Diseases Society of America
IFNinterferon
IFN-αinterferon-alfa
IFN-γinterferon-gamma
IgGimmunoglobulin G
IgMimmunoglobulin M
IGRAinterferon-gamma release assay
IL28Binterleukin-28
IMintramuscular
INDinvestigational new drug
IPDinvasive pneumococcal disease 
IRISimmune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome
IUinternational unit
IVintravenous
JCVJC (John Cunningham) virus
JORRPjuvenile-onset recurrent respiratory papillomatosis
KSKaposi sarcoma
KSHVKaposi sarcoma–associated herpesvirus
KS-IRISKaposi sarcoma–associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome
LAMlipoarabinomannan
LEEPloop electrosurgical excision procedure
LFTliver function test
LIPlymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis
LSILlow-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion
LTBIlatent tuberculosis infection
LV-PVAlow-viscosity polyvinyl alcohol
MACMycobacterium avium complex
MDRmultidrug-resistant
MDR-TBmultidrug-resistant tuberculosis
MRImagnetic resonance imaging
MRSAmethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
MSMmen who have sex with men
MTCTmother-to-child transmission
mtLSUmitochondrial large subunit
Nneuraminidase
NAATnucleic acid amplification test
NCCNNational Comprehensive Cancer Network
NCCRnon-coding control region
NIHNational Institutes of Health
NNRTInon-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
NRTInucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
NSAIDnonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
NTMnontuberculous mycobacteria
OAROffice of AIDS Research
OARACOffice of AIDS Research Advisory Council
OIopportunistic infection
OPCoropharyngeal candidiasis
ORodds ratio
PaO2partial pressure of oxygen
PARTpresumptive anti-relapse therapy
PCPPneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia
PCRpolymerase chain reaction
PDHprogressive disseminated histoplasmosis
PIprotease inhibitor
PICOPopulation of interest, Intervention being considered, Comparison intervention or condition, and Outcomes of interest
PIDSPediatric Infectious Disease Society
PI-IBSpost-infection irritable bowel syndrome
PKpharmacokinetic
PMLprogressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
PMTCTprevention of mother-to-child transmission
QFTQuantiFERON-TB
QIDfour times daily
QTcQT corrected for heart rate
RDTrapid diagnostic test
RIDTrapid influenza diagnostic test
RPRrapid plasma reagin
RRrelative risk; risk ratio
RTreverse transcription
RT-PCRreverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction
RVRrapid virological response
SAFsodium acetate-acetic acid-formalin
SCsquamous cell
SILsquamous intraepithelial lesion
SJSStevens-Johnson Syndrome
SMRsexual maturity rating
SQsubcutaneous
STDsexually transmitted disease
SVRsustained virologic response
TBtuberculosis
TBMtuberculous meningitis
TDMtherapeutic drug monitoring
TEToxoplasma encephalitis
TIDthree times daily
TP-PAT. pallidum particle agglutination
TSTtuberculin skin test
ULNupper limit of normal
USPHSU.S. Public Health Service 
VAERSVaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
VaINvaginal intraepithelial neoplasia
Varvaricella
VDRLVenereal Disease Research Laboratory
VINvulvar intraepithelial neoplasia
VZVvaricella-zoster virus
WBCwhite blood cell
WHOWorld Health Organization
XDRextensively drug-resistant
XDR-TBextensively drug-resistant tuberculosis
YMDDtyrosine-methionine-aspartate-aspartate

 

Study and Trial Names
AcronymName
PACTGPediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group

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