| AIDS |
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| ALT |
alanine aminotransferase |
| anti-HBc |
antibody to hepatitis B core antigen |
| anti-HCV |
hepatitis C antibody |
| ASC-US |
atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance |
| BCA |
bichloroacetic acid |
| BV |
bacterial vaginosis |
| CBC |
complete blood count |
| CI |
confidence interval |
| CIN |
cervical intraepithelial neoplasia |
| CLD |
chronic liver disease |
| CLIA |
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments |
| CNS |
central nervous system |
| CSF |
cerebrospinal fluid |
| DFA |
direct fluorescent antibody |
| DGI |
disseminated gonococcal infection |
| DNA |
deoxyribonucleic acid |
| EC |
emergency contraception |
| EIA |
enzyme immunoassay |
| ELISA |
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| EPT |
expedited partner therapy |
| FDA |
Food and Drug Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
| FTA-ABS |
fluorescent treponemal antibody absorbed |
| gG |
glycoprotein G |
| GNID |
gram-negative intracellular diplococci |
| HAV |
hepatitis A virus |
| HBIG |
hepatitis B immune globulin |
| HbsAg |
hepatitis B surface antigen |
| HBV |
hepatitis B virus |
| HCV |
hepatitis C virus |
| HIV |
human immunodeficiency virus |
| IFA |
immunofluorescence assay |
| IgE |
immunoglobulin E |
| Ig |
immune globulin |
| IgG |
immunoglobulin G |
| IgM |
immunoglobulin M |
| IM |
intramuscularly |
| IUD |
intrauterine device |
| IV |
intravenous or intravenously |
| KOH |
potassium hydroxide |
| LGV |
lymphogranuloma venereum |
| MAC |
Mycobacterium avium complex |
| MIC |
minimum inhibitory concentration |
| MSM |
men who have sex with men |
| N9 |
nonoxynol-9 |
| NAAT |
nucleic acid amplification test |
| NGU |
nongonococcal urethritis |
| Pap |
Papanicolaou |
| PCR |
polymerase chain reaction |
| PEP |
postexposure prophylaxis |
| PID |
pelvic inflammatory disease |
| PO |
by mouth |
| PPV |
positive predictive value |
| RNA |
ribonucleic acid |
| RPR |
rapid plasma reagin |
| RVVC |
recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis |
| SIL |
squamous intraepithelial lesion |
| STI |
sexually transmitted infection |
| TCA |
trichloroacetic acid |
| TE |
toxoplasmic encephalitis |
| TP-PA |
Treponema pallidum particle agglutation |
| VDRL |
Venereal Disease Research Laboratory |
| VVC |
vulvovaginal candidiasis |
| WB |
Western blot |
| WBC |
white blood count |
| WSW |
women who have sex with women |
| WSWM |
women who have sex with women and men |