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Appendix C

Abbreviations Used in This Report
 

AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
ART antiretroviral therapy
CBO community-based organization
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CPG community planning group
CRCS comprehensive risk counseling and services
DIS disease intervention specialist
EIA enzyme immunosorbent assay
EPT expedited partner therapy
FDT field-delivered therapy
HAV hepatitis A virus
HBV hepatitis B virus
HCV hepatitis C virus
HIV human immunodeficiency virus
IPN Internet partner notification
IRB Institutional Review Board
MSM men who have sex with men
NAAT nucleic acid amplification test
ORP overall responsible party
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PCRS partner counseling and referral services
PEP postexposure prophylaxis
PDPT patient-delivered partner therapy
PREA Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003
STD sexually transmitted disease
TB tuberculosis

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Date last reviewed: 10/23/2008

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