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Chapter 14 Chabner
abbreviations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| AIDS | Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| CD4 + cell | Helper T cell |
| CD8 + cell | Cytotoxic T cell |
| CMV | Cytomegalovirus |
| Crypto | Cryptococcus |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| G-CSF | Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor |
| GM-CSF | Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| HAART | Highly active antiretroviral therapy |
| Histo | Histoplasmosis |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| HSV | Herpes simplex virus |
| IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM | Immunoglobulins |
| IL38, to IL5 | Interleukins |
| KS | Kaposi sarcoma |
| MAI | Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAI) complex |
| MoAb | Monoclonal antibody |
| NHL | Non-Hodgkin lymlphoma |
| PCP | Pneumocystis pneumonia |
| PI | Protease inhibitor |
| RTI | Reverse transcriptase inhibitor |
| SCID | Severe combined immunodeficiency disease |
| Treg | Regulatory T cell (suppressor T cells) |
| Toxo | toxoplasmosis |