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Med.Term Ch14 Abbrev
Chabner, Language of Medicine 11th edition-Chapter 14 abbreviations
Abbreviation | Meaning |
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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 lymphoma |
PCP | Pneumocystis pneumonia |
PI | Protease inhibitor |
RTI | Reverse transcriptase inhibitor |
SCID | Severe combined immunodeficiency disease |
Treg | Regulatory T cell (suppressor T cell) |
Toxo | toxoplasmosis |