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78 MMWR May 10, 2002<br />

HSV Herpes simplex virus<br />

HTLV-1 Human T-cell lymphotrophic virus type I<br />

IDV Indinavir<br />

IDU Injection drug user<br />

IFA Immunofluorescence assay<br />

IgE Immunoglobulin E<br />

Ig Immune globulin<br />

IgG Immunoglobulin G<br />

IHPS Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis<br />

IM Intramuscularly<br />

IV Intravenous or intravenously<br />

kg Kilogram<br />

KOH Potassium hydroxide<br />

LGV Lymphogranuloma venereum<br />

MAC Mycobacterium avium complex<br />

mg Milligram<br />

MIC Minimum inhibitory concentration<br />

MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report<br />

MPC Mucopurulent cervicitis<br />

MRL Microbiology Reference Library<br />

MSM Men who have sex with men<br />

N-9 Nonoxynol-9<br />

NAAT Nucleic acid amplification test<br />

NGU Nongonococcal urethritis<br />

OTC Over-the-counter<br />

Pap Papanicolaou<br />

PCP Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia<br />

PCR Polymerase chain reaction<br />

PEP Postexposure prophylaxis<br />

PID Pelvic inflammatory disease<br />

PPD Purified protein derivative<br />

PPV Positive predictive value<br />

QRNG Quinolone resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae<br />

RIBA Recombinant immunoblot assay<br />

RNA Ribonucleic acid<br />

RPR Rapid plasma reagin<br />

RT-PCR Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction<br />

RVVC Recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis<br />

SAQ Saquinavir<br />

SIL Squamous intraepithelial lesion<br />

STD Sexually transmitted disease<br />

TB Tuberculosis<br />

TCA Trichloroacetic acid<br />

TE Toxoplasmic encephalitis<br />

TMP-SMX Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole<br />

TP-PA Treponema pallidum particle agglutation<br />

TST Tuberculin skin test<br />

VDRL Venereal Disease Research Laboratory<br />

VFC Vaccines for children<br />

VVC Vulvovaginal candidiasis<br />

WB Western blot<br />

WBC White blood count<br />

ZDV Zidovudine<br />

3TC Lamivudine

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