Abbreviations
Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities (2003)
A
Abbreviations starting with the letter A.
Abbreviation |
Meaning |
AAA |
animal-assisted activity |
AAMI |
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation |
AAT |
animal-assisted therapy |
ACGIH |
American Council of Governmental Industrial Hygienists |
ACH |
air changes per hour |
ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
AER |
automated endoscope reprocessor |
AFB |
acid-fast bacilli |
AHA |
American Hospital Association |
AHJ |
authorities having jurisdiction |
AIA |
American Institute of Architects |
AII |
airborne infection isolation |
AmB |
amphotericin B |
ANC |
absolute neutrophil count |
ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
AORN |
Association of periOperative Registered Nurses |
ASHE |
American Society for Healthcare Engineering |
ASHRAE |
American Society of Heating, Refirgeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers |
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B
Abbreviations starting with the letter B.
Abbreviation |
Meaning |
BCG |
Bacille Calmette-Guérin |
BCYE |
buffered charcoal yeast extract medium |
BHI |
brain-heart infusion |
BMBL |
CDC/NIH publication “Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories” |
BOD |
biological oxygen demand |
BSE |
bovine spongiform encephalopathy |
BSL |
biosafety level |
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C
Abbreviations starting with the letter C.
Abbreviation |
Meaning |
C |
Centigrade |
CAPD |
continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis |
CCPD |
continual cycling peritoneal dialysis |
CMAD |
count median aerodynamic diameter |
CDC |
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
CFU |
colony-forming unit |
CJD |
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease |
cm |
centimeter |
CMS |
U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
CPL |
compliance document (OSHA) |
CT/EC |
cooling tower/evaporative condenser |
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D
Abbreviations starting with the letter D.
Abbreviation |
Meaning |
DFA |
direct fluorescence assay; direct fluorescent antibody |
DHHS |
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
DHBV |
duck hepatitis B virus |
DNA |
deoxyribonucleic acid |
DOP |
dioctylphthalate |
DOT |
U.S. Department of Transportation |
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E
Abbreviations starting with the letter E.
Abbreviation |
Meaning |
EC |
environment of care (JCAHO) |
ELISA |
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
EPA |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
ESRD |
end-stage renal disease |
EU |
endotoxin unit |
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F
Abbreviations starting with the letter F.
Abbreviation |
Meaning |
F |
Fahrenheit |
FDA |
U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
FIFRA |
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act |
FRC |
free residual chlorine |
ft |
foot (feet) |
FTC |
U.S. Federal Trade Commission |
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G
Abbreviations starting with the letter G.
Abbreviation |
Meaning |
GISA |
glycopeptide intermediate resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
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H
Abbreviations starting with the letter H.
Abbreviation |
Meaning |
HBV |
hepatitis B virus |
HCV |
hepatitis C virus |
HEPA |
high efficiency particulate air |
HICPAC |
Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee |
HIV |
human immunodeficiency virus |
HPV |
human papilloma virus |
HSCT |
hematopoietic stem cell transplant |
HVAC |
heating, ventilation, air conditioning |
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I
Abbreviations starting with the letter I.
Abbreviation |
Meaning |
ICRA |
infection control risk assessment |
ICU |
intensive care unit |
ID 50 |
50% median infectious dose |
IPD |
intermittent peritoneal dialysis |
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J
Abbreviations starting with the letter J.
Abbreviation |
Meaning |
JCAHO |
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations |
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K
Abbreviations starting with the letter K.
Abbreviation |
Meaning |
kg |
kilogram |
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L
Abbreviations starting with the letter L.
Abbreviation |
Meaning |
L |
liter |
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M
Abbreviations starting with the letter M.
Abbreviation |
Meaning |
MAC |
Mycobacterium avium complex; also used to denote MacConkey agar |
MDRO |
multiple-drug resistant organism |
MIC |
minimum inhibitory concentration |
μm |
micrometer; micron |
mL |
milliliter |
min |
minute |
mg |
milligram |
MMAD |
mass median aerodynamic diameter |
MMWR |
“Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report” |
MRSA |
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
MSDS |
material safety data sheet |
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N
Abbreviations starting with the letter N.
Abbreviation |
Meaning |
N |
Normal |
NaCl |
sodium chloride |
NaOH |
sodium hydroxide |
NCID |
National Center for Infectious Diseases |
NCCDPHP |
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
NCCLS |
National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards |
ng |
nanogram |
NICU |
neonatal intensive care unit |
NIH |
U.S. National Institutes of Health |
NIOSH |
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
nm |
nanometer |
NNIS |
National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance |
NTM |
nontuberculous mycobacteria |
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O
Abbreviations starting with the letter O.
Abbreviation |
Meaning |
OPL |
on-premises laundry |
OSHA |
U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
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P
Abbreviations starting with the letter P.
Abbreviation |
Meaning |
Pa |
Pascal |
PCP |
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia |
PCR |
polymerase chain reaction |
PD |
peritoneal dialysis |
PE |
protective environment |
PEL |
permissible exposure limit |
PPE |
personal protective equipment |
ppm |
parts per million |
PVC |
polyvinylchloride |
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R
Abbreviations starting with the letter R.
Abbreviation |
Meaning |
RAPD |
randomly amplified polymorphic DNA |
RODAC |
replicate organism direct agar contact |
RSV |
respiratory syncytial virus |
RO |
reverse osmosis |
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S
Abbreviations starting with the letter S.
Abbreviation |
Meaning |
SARS |
severe acute respiratory syndrome |
SARS-CoV |
SARS coronavirus |
sec |
second |
spp |
species |
SSI |
surgical site infection |
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T
Abbreviations starting with the letter T.
Abbreviation |
Meaning |
TB |
tuberculosis |
TLV®-TWA |
threshold limit value-time weighted average |
TSA |
tryptic soy agar |
TSB |
tryptic soy broth |
TSE |
transmissible spongiform encephalopathy |
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U
Abbreviations starting with the letter U.
Abbreviation |
Meaning |
U.S. |
United States |
USC |
United States Code |
USDA |
U.S. Department of Agriculture |
USPS |
U.S. Postal Service |
UV |
ultraviolet |
UVGI |
ultraviolet germicidal irradiation |
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V
Abbreviations starting with the letter V.
Abbreviation |
Meaning |
VAV |
variable air ventilation |
vCJD |
variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease |
VISA |
vancomycin intermediate resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
VRE |
vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus |
VRSA |
vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
v/v |
volume/volume |
VZV |
varicella-zoster virus |
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