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Abbreviations
Immunology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| ANA | antinuclear antibody |
| ARC | AIDS-related complex |
| C. diff | Clostridium difficile |
| HAI | health care-associated infection |
| HD | Hodgkin disease |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| Ig | immunoglobulins (IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM |
| KS | Kaposi sarcoma |
| LIMF | lymph |
| MRSA | methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| mono | Mononucleosis |
| NHL | non-Hodgkin lymphoma |
| PCP | pneumocystis pneumonia |
| SCID | severe combined immunodeficiency |
| SLE | Systematic lupus erythematous |
| T&A | tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy |