General Acronyms and Abbreviations
This page lists general acronyms and abbreviations used throughout this immunization web site.
It does not list any vaccines. See Abbreviations for Vaccines for a complete list of vaccine names, abbreviations, and trade names.
| AAFP | American Academy of Family Physicians |
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| AAHP | American Association of Health Plans |
| AAP | American Academy of Pediatrics |
| AAPA | American Academy of Physician Assistants |
| ABC | Active Bacterial Core (surveillance system) |
| Ab-negative | Antibody negative |
| ACA | Affordable Care Act |
| ACASA | Adult Clinic Assessment Software Application |
| ACCV | Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines (HRSA) |
| ACIP | Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices |
| ACHA | American College Health Association |
| ACOG | American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists |
| ACP | American College of Physicians |
| AE | Adverse event |
| AFIX | Assessment, Feedback, Incentives and eXchange |
| AFP | Acute flaccid paralysis |
| AGS | American Geriatrics Society |
| AIDS | Acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
| AIM | Association of Immunization Managers |
| AIRA | American Immunization Registry Association |
| AKC | All Kids Count |
| ANA | American Nurses Association |
| Anti-Hbc | Hepatitis B core antibody |
| Anti-Hbs | Hepatitis B surface antibody |
| AOA | American Osteopathic Association |
| APhA | American Pharmacists Association |
| APHA | American Public Health Association |
| APTR | Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (formerly ATPM) |
| ASD | Autism-spectrum disorder |
| ASTHO | Association of State and Territorial Health Officials |
| ASTPHLD | Association of State and Territorial Public Health Laboratory Directors |
| ATPM | Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine (now APTR) |
| ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| BIO | Biotechnology Industry Organization |
| BRFSS | Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| BSE | Bovine spongiform encephalopathy |
| C. tetani | Clostridium tetani |
| CBER | Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (FDA) |
| CCID | Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases (now OID) |
| CD4 | Cluster of differentiation (cells) (also called T-helper cells) |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CE | Continuing education |
| CF | Complement fixation |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| CII | Childhood Immunization Initiative |
| CIN | Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia |
| CIRSET | Committee on Immunization Registry Standards and Electronic Transactions (an organization no longer in existence as of May 2006) |
| CISA | Clinical Immunization Safety Assessment |
| CJD | Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease |
| CMS | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
| CMV | Cytomegalovirus |
| CNRA | Community Needs and Resource Assessment |
| CoCASA | Comprehensive Clinical Assessment Software Application |
| COID | Committee on Infectious Diseases (AAP) |
| CPHA | Commission on Professional and Hospital Activities |
| CRS | Congenital rubella syndrome |
| CSF | Cerebrospinal fluid |
| CSTE | Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists |
| CVID | Common variable immune deficiency |
| CY | Calendar year |
| DA | Direct Assistance |
| DAT | Diphtheria antitoxin |
| DFA | Direct fluorescent antibody |
| DHHS | Department of Health and Human Services |
| DoD | Department of Defense |
| DRSP | Drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumonia |
| DVA | Department of Veterans Affairs |
| EBV | Epstein-Barr virus |
| ECBT | Every Child By Two |
| EIA | Enzyme immunoassay |
| EIPB | Education, Information, and Partnership Branch (CDC/NCIRD) |
| EIS | Epidemic Intelligence Service |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| ELR | Electronic laboratory reporting |
| EMR | Electronic Medical Record |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| EPSDT | Early Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment Program |
| ERISA | Employee Retirement Income Security Act |
| FA | Financial assistance |
| FAMA | Fluorescent antibody to membrane antigen |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| FHA | Filamentous hemagglutinin |
| FIM | Fimbriae |
| FMO | Financial Management Office |
| FQHC | Federally Qualified Health Center |
| FY | Fiscal year |
| GBS | Guillain-Barré Syndrome |
| GIS | Geographic Information System |
| GMC | Geometric mean (antibody) concentration |
| GMT | Geometric mean titer |
| GRADE | Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation |
| GSA | General Services Administration |
| HA | Hemagglutinin |
| HAI | Hemagglutinin Inhibition |
| HAV | Hepatitis A virus |
| HBcAg | Hepatitis B core antigen |
| HBIG | Hepatitis B immune globulin |
| HBeAg | Hepatitis B e antigen |
| HBsAg | Hepatitis B surface antigen |
| HBV | Hepatitis B virus |
| HCFA | Healthcare Financing Administration |
| HCP | Healthcare personnel |
| HCV | Hepatitis C virus |
| HDV | Hepatitis D virus (delta agent) |
| HEDIS | Health Plan Employers Data and Information Set |
| HHE | Hypotonic-hyporesponsive episode |
| HHS | Health and Human Services |
| Hi | Haemophilus influenzae |
| HI | Hemagglutination inhibition |
| Hib | Haemophilus influenzae type b |
| HICPAC | Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HL7 | Health Level 7 |
| HMO | Health Maintenance Organization |
| HP 2010 [2020] | Healthy People 2010 [2020] |
| HPV | Human papillomavirus |
| HRSA | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| HSCT | Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant |
| IAC | Immunization Action Coalition |
| IAVG | Interagency Vaccine Group |
| IBD | Inflammatory Bowel Disease |
| ICD 9 (Code) | International [Statistical] Classification of Diseases [and Related Health Problems] 9 |
| ID | Intradermal |
| IDSA | Infectious Disease Society of America |
| IFA | Indirect fluorescent antibody |
| IG | Immune globulin |
| IgE | Immunoglobulin E |
| IGIV | Immune Globulin Intravenous |
| IgM anti-HAV | IgM anti-hepatitis A virus |
| IgM anti-HBc | IgM anti-hepatitis B core antigen |
| IHS | Indian Health Service |
| IIS | Immunization Information Systems |
| IL-4 | Interleukin 4 |
| IL-10 | Interleukin 10 |
| ILI | Influenza-like illness |
| IM | Intramuscular |
| IND | Investigational new drug |
| IOM | Institute of Medicine |
| IPOM | Immunization Program Operations Manual |
| IRB | Institutional Review Board |
| IRC | Immunization Registry Conference (no longer occurs; merged with NIC) |
| ISO | Immunization Safety Office |
| IU | International units |
| IV | Intravenous |
| JE | Japanese encephalitis |
| LA | Latex agglutination |
| Lf | Limit of flocculation unit |
| LIS | Laboratory information system |
| LQA | Lot quality assurance |
| LTC | Long-term care |
| mcg | Microgram (also µg) |
| M/CHC | Migrant/community health center |
| MCO | Managed care organization |
| MILVAX | Military Vaccine Agency |
| mIU | Milli-international unit |
| mL | Milliliter |
| MMWR | Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report |
| MOU | Memorandum of understanding |
| MS | Multiple Sclerosis |
| MSAEFI | Monitoring System for Adverse Events Following Immunization (replaced with VAERS) |
| MSM | Men who have sex with men |
| NA | Neuraminidase |
| NACCHO | National Association of County and City Health Officials |
| NACIC | National Advisory Committee of Immunization in Canada |
| NAPNAP | National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners |
| NCCLS | National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards |
| NCHS | National Center for Health Statistics |
| NCID | National Center for Infectious Diseases (now Office of Infectious Diseases) (CDC) |
| NCIRD | National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases |
| NCRSR | National Congenital Rubella Syndrome Registry |
| NCVIA | National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (of 1986) |
| NEDSS | National Electronic Disease Surveillance System |
| NETSS | National Electronic Telecommunications System for Surveillance |
| NFID | National Foundation for Infectious Diseases |
| NHANES | National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey |
| NHIS | National Health Interview Survey |
| NIC | National Immunization Conference |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| NIIW | National Infant Immunization Week |
| NIP | National Immunization Program (replaced by NCIRD in 2007) |
| NIS | National Immunization Survey |
| NIVW | National Influenza Vaccination Week |
| NMA | National Medical Association |
| NNDSS | National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System |
| NNii | National Network for Immunization Information |
| NPI | National Partnership for Immunization |
| NVAC | National Vaccine Advisory Committee |
| nvCJD | new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease |
| NVICP | National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program |
| NVPO | National Vaccine Program Office |
| OID | Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC) |
| OMB | Office of Management and Budget |
| P&I | Pneumonia and influenza |
| PAHO | Pan American Health Organization |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| PEP | Post-exposure prophylaxis |
| PFP | Partnership for Prevention |
| PGO | Procurement and Grants Office |
| PIDS | Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society |
| PHA | Passive hemagglutination |
| PHA | Public Health Advisor |
| PhRMA | Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America |
| PHF | Public Health Foundation |
| PHIL | Public Health Image Library |
| PHIN | Public Health Information Network |
| PHLIS | Public Health Laboratory Information System |
| PHN | Post-herpetic neuralgia |
| PHS | Public Health Service |
| PHTN | Public Health Training Network |
| PMIRWG | Program Managers Immunization Registry Work Group |
| PON | Pockets of need |
| PPD | Purified protein derivative, (tuberculin) |
| PPO | Preferred Provider Organization |
| PQA | Provider Quality Assurance |
| PRAMS | Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System |
| PRISM | Post-licensure Rapid Immunization Safety Monitoring (system) |
| PRMA | Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America |
| PRN | Pertactin |
| PT | Pertussis toxin |
| QA | Quality assurance |
| QALY | Quality Adjusted Life Year |
| QIO | Quality Improvement Organization |
| RASH | Rapid Surveillance Helper |
| RBCs | Red blood cells |
| RET | Reportable Events Table |
| RHC | Rural Health Clinic |
| RIA | Radioimmunoassay |
| RIG | Rabies Immune Globulin |
| RNA | Ribonucleic acid |
| RSD | Residual Seizure Disorder |
| RST | Registry Support Team |
| RSV | Respiratory syncytial virus |
| SAE | Serious adverse event |
| SAHM | Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine |
| SC | Subcutaneous |
| SCHIP | State Children’s Health Insurance Program |
| SCID | Severe combined immune deficiency |
| SIDS | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
| SHC | State health coordinator |
| SHEA | Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America |
| SMART | Specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-phased (objective) |
| SOP | Standard operating procedure |
| SPSS | Supplementary Pertussis Surveillance System |
| SSPE | Subacute, sclerosing panencephalitis |
| STD | Sexually transmitted disease |
| STI | Sexually transmitted infection |
| SubQ | Subcutaneous |
| TANF | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families |
| TB | Tuberculosis (Tubercle Bacillus) |
| TDY | Temporary duty |
| TIG | Tetanus immune globulin |
| Tine | Tine test. Multiple-puncture tuberculin skin test. See TST |
| TST | Tuberculin skin testing |
| TWG | Technical Working Group (Immunization Registry) |
| USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
| UTD | Up-to-date |
| VACMAN | (not an acronym; name of vaccine ordering software) |
| VAE | Vaccine adverse event |
| VAERS | Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System |
| VAPP | Vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis |
| vCJD | Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease |
| VFC | Vaccines for Children (program) |
| VHC | Vaccine Health Centers |
| VHSP | Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Program |
| VICP | Vaccine Injury Compensation Program |
| VIG | Vaccinia immune globulin |
| VMBIP | Vaccine Management Business Improvement Project |
| VIS | Vaccine Information Statement |
| VISI | Vaccine Identification Standards Initiative |
| VODS | Vaccine Ordering and Distribution System |
| VPD | Vaccine-preventable disease |
| VRBPAC | Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee |
| VSAB | Vaccine Supply and Assurance Branch (CDC) |
| VSD | Vaccine Safety Datalink (project) |
| VTrckS | Vaccine Tracking System |
| VZIG | Varicella-zoster immune globulin |
| VZV | Varicella-zoster virus |
| WBC | White blood-cell count |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WIC | Women, Infants, and Children (program) |
| YF | Yellow Fever |
Related Pages
- Sortable U.S. Vaccine Names
- Standardized U.S. Vaccine Abbreviations
- Vaccine Acronyms & Abbreviations used on U.S. immunization records
- Glossary