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NATIONAL AIDS PROGRAMME DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, MYANMAR 2011
List of Abbreviations
3TC lamivudine DMPA depot medroxyprogesterone
ABC abacavir acetate
AFB acid-fast bacilli DNA deoxyribonucleic acid
AIDS !>
& DOT directly observed therapy
syndrome EC enteric-coated
ALT alanine aminotransferase EFV efavirenz
a.m. ante meridiem (denotes EIA enzyme immunoassay
morning) EML Essential Medicines List
ANC antenatal care enzyme-linked immunosorbent
ELISA
assay
ART antiretroviral therapy
ARV antiretroviral (drug) ETV etravirine
AST aspartate aminotransferase EU European Union
ATV atazanavir EWI early warning indicator
AUC area under curve FDC + ?
!
AZT zidovudine (also known as FPV fos-amprenavir
ZDV) FTC emtricitabine
BAL bronchoalveolar lavage Grade grading of
BCG bacille Calmette – Guérin recommendations
assessment, development and
(vaccine)
evaluation
BSA body surface area HDL Hgb lipoprotein haemoglobin
CD4+ T-lymphocyte bearing CD4 HGC hard gel capsule
receptor
%CD4+ percent CD4+ Centers for HIV human
CDC Disease Control
&:
and Prevention HIVDR HIV drug resistance
Children with HIV Antibody
CHAP HIVNET HIV Network for Prevention Trials
Prophylaxis (clinical trial)
CMV cytomegalovirus HIVResNet Global HIV Drug
CNS central nervous system Resistance Network
CPK creatinine phosphokinase HSV herpes simplex virus
CRAG cryptococcal antigen IDV indinavir
CSF
?
!% IMCI integrated management
CTX co-trimoxazole of childhood illness
d4T stavudine INH isoniazid
DART Development of Antiretroviral IPT isoniazid preventive
Therapy (in Africa) therapy
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