Terms and Abbreviations
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AIDS | Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
ALT | Alanine aminotransferase |
anti-HBc | Antibody to hepatitis B core antigen |
anti-HCV | Hepatitis C antibodies |
ASC-US | Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance |
BCA | Bichloroacetic acid |
BV | Bacterial vaginosis |
CBC | Complete blood count |
CI | Confidence interval |
CIN | Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia |
CLD | Chronic liver disease |
CLIA | Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments |
CNS | Central nervous system |
CSF | Cerebrospinal fluid |
DFA | Direct fluorescent antibody |
DGI | Disseminated gonococcal infection |
dL | Deciliter |
DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
EC | Emergency contraception |
EIA | Enzyme immunoassay |
ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
EPT | Expedited partner therapy |
FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
FTA-ABS | Fluorescent treponemal antibody absorbed |
gG | Glycoprotein G |
GNID | Gram-negative intracellular diplococci |
HAART | Highly active antiretroviral therapy |
HAV | Hepatitis A virus |
HBIG | Hepatitis B immune globulin |
HBsAg | Hepatitis B surface antigen |
HBV | Hepatitis B virus |
HCC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
HCV | Hepatitis C virus |
HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
IFA | Immunofluorescence assay |
IgE | Immunoglobulin E |
Ig | Immune globulin |
IgG | Immunoglobulin G |
IgM | Immunoglobulin M |
IM | Intramuscularly |
IUD | Intrauterine device |
IV | Intravenous or intravenously |
KOH | Potassium hydroxide |
LGV | Lymphogranuloma venereum |
MAC | Mycobacterium avium complex |
MIC | Minimum inhibitory concentration |
MSM | Men who have sex with men |
N-9 | Nonoxynol-9 |
NAAT | Nucleic acid amplification test |
NGU | Nongonococcal urethritis |
Pap | Papanicolaou |
PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
PEP | Postexposure prophylaxis |
PID | Pelvic inflammatory disease |
PO | By mouth |
PPV | Positive predictive value |
QRNG | Quinolone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae |
RNA | Ribonucleic acid |
RPR | Rapid plasma reagin |
RT-PCR | Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction |
RVVC | Recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis |
SIL | Squamous intraepithelial lesion |
STD | Sexually transmitted disease |
TCA | Trichloroacetic acid |
TE | Toxoplasmic encephalitis |
TP-PA | Treponema pallidum particle agglutation |
VDRL | Venereal Disease Research Laboratory |
VVC | Vulvovaginal candidiasis |
WB | Western blot |
WBC | White blood count |
WSW | Women who have sex with women |
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