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Med Term Mod _ 14
Abbreviations & Meanings
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| CD4+ | protein antigen on helper T cells |
| CMV | cytomegalovirus |
| Crypto | Cryptococcus |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
| NASBA | nucleic-acid sequence-based amplification |
| G-CSF | granulocyte colony-stimulating factor |
| GM-CSF | granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| HAART | highly active antiretroviral therapy |
| HD | Hodgkin disease |
| Histo | histoplasmosis |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| HSV | herpes simplex virus |
| IgG, IgM, IgE, IgA, IgD | immunoglobulins |
| IL1-15 | interleukins |
| KS | Kaposi sarcoma |
| MAC | Myobacterium avium complex |
| MAI | Myobacterium avium-intracellulare |
| MoAb | monoclonal antibody |
| NHL | non-Hodgkin lymphoma |
| NK cell | natural killer cell |
| PCP | pneumocystis pneumonia |
| PI | protease inhibitor |
| RTIs | reverse transcriptase inhibitors |
| Toxo | toxoplasmosis |