# General Acronyms and Abbreviations

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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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| American Association of Health Plans                                                                                               |
| American Academy of Pediatrics                                                                                                     |
| American Academy of Physician Assistants                                                                                           |
| Active Bacterial Core (surveillance system)                                                                                        |
| Antibody negative                                                                                                                  |
| Affordable Care Act                                                                                                                |
| Adult Clinic Assessment Software Application                                                                                       |
| Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines (HRSA)                                                                                   |
| Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices                                                                                       |
| American College Health Association                                                                                                |
| American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists                                                                                |
| American College of Physicians                                                                                                     |
| Adverse event                                                                                                                      |
| Assessment, Feedback, Incentives and eXchange                                                                                      |
| Acute flaccid paralysis                                                                                                            |
| American Geriatrics Society                                                                                                        |
| Acquired immune deficiency syndrome                                                                                                |
| Association of Immunization Managers                                                                                               |
| American Immunization Registry Association                                                                                         |
| All Kids Count                                                                                                                     |
| American Nurses Association                                                                                                        |
| Hepatitis B core antibody                                                                                                          |
| Hepatitis B surface antibody                                                                                                       |
| American Osteopathic Association                                                                                                   |
| American Pharmacists Association                                                                                                   |
| American Public Health Association                                                                                                 |
| Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (formerly ATPM)                                                                   |
| Autism-spectrum disorder                                                                                                           |
| Association of State and Territorial Health Officials                                                                              |
| Association of State and Territorial Public Health Laboratory Directors                                                            |
| Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine (now APTR)                                                                          |
| Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry                                                                                   |
| Biotechnology Industry Organization                                                                                                |
| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System                                                                                         |
| Bovine spongiform encephalopathy                                                                                                   |
| *Clostridium tetani*                                                                                                               |
| Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (FDA)                                                                                 |
| Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases (now OID)                                                                              |
| Cluster of differentiation (cells) (also called T-helper cells)                                                                    |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention                                                                                         |
| Continuing education                                                                                                               |
| Complement fixation                                                                                                                |
| Confidence interval                                                                                                                |
| Childhood Immunization Initiative                                                                                                  |
| Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia                                                                                                 |
| Committee on Immunization Registry Standards and Electronic Transactions *(an organization no longer in existence as of May 2006)* |
| Clinical Immunization Safety Assessment                                                                                            |
| Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease                                                                                                          |
| Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services                                                                                         |
| Cytomegalovirus                                                                                                                    |
| Community Needs and Resource Assessment                                                                                            |
| Comprehensive Clinical Assessment Software Application                                                                             |
| Committee on Infectious Diseases (AAP)                                                                                             |
| Commission on Professional and Hospital Activities                                                                                 |
| Congenital rubella syndrome                                                                                                        |
| Cerebrospinal fluid                                                                                                                |
| Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists                                                                                   |
| Common variable immune deficiency                                                                                                  |
| Calendar year                                                                                                                      |
| Direct Assistance                                                                                                                  |
| Diphtheria antitoxin                                                                                                               |
| Direct fluorescent antibody                                                                                                        |
| Department of Health and Human Services                                                                                            |
| Department of Defense                                                                                                              |
| Drug-resistant *Streptococcus pneumonia*                                                                                           |
| Department of Veterans Affairs                                                                                                     |
| Epstein-Barr virus                                                                                                                 |
| Every Child By Two                                                                                                                 |
| Enzyme immunoassay                                                                                                                 |
| Education, Information, and Partnership Branch (CDC/NCIRD)                                                                         |
| Epidemic Intelligence Service                                                                                                      |
| Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay                                                                                                  |
| Electronic laboratory reporting                                                                                                    |
| Electronic Medical Record                                                                                                          |
| Environmental Protection Agency                                                                                                    |
| Early Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment Program                                                                           |
| Employee Retirement Income Security Act                                                                                            |
| Financial assistance                                                                                                               |
| Fluorescent antibody to membrane antigen                                                                                           |
| Food and Drug Administration                                                                                                       |
| Filamentous hemagglutinin                                                                                                          |
| Fimbriae                                                                                                                           |
| Financial Management Office                                                                                                        |
| Federally Qualified Health Center                                                                                                  |
| Fiscal year                                                                                                                        |
| Guillain-Barré Syndrome                                                                                                     |
| Geographic Information System                                                                                                      |
| Geometric mean (antibody) concentration                                                                                            |
| Geometric mean titer                                                                                                               |
| Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation                                                                  |
| General Services Administration                                                                                                    |
| Hemagglutinin                                                                                                                      |
| Hemagglutinin Inhibition                                                                                                           |
| Hepatitis A virus                                                                                                                  |
| Hepatitis B core antigen                                                                                                           |
| Hepatitis B immune globulin                                                                                                        |
| Hepatitis B e antigen                                                                                                              |
| Hepatitis B surface antigen                                                                                                        |
| Hepatitis B virus                                                                                                                  |
| Healthcare Financing Administration                                                                                                |
| Healthcare personnel                                                                                                               |
| Hepatitis C virus                                                                                                                  |
| Hepatitis D virus (delta agent)                                                                                                    |
| Health Plan Employers Data and Information Set                                                                                     |
| Hypotonic-hyporesponsive episode                                                                                                   |
| Health and Human Services                                                                                                          |
| *Haemophilus influenzae*                                                                                                           |
| Hemagglutination inhibition                                                                                                        |
| *Haemophilus influenzae* type b                                                                                                    |
| Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee                                                                          |
| Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act                                                                                |
| Human Immunodeficiency Virus                                                                                                       |
| Health Level 7                                                                                                                     |
| Health Maintenance Organization                                                                                                    |
| Healthy People 2010 [2020]                                                                                                         |
| Human papillomavirus                                                                                                               |
| Health Resources and Services Administration                                                                                       |
| Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant                                                                                                 |
| Immunization Action Coalition                                                                                                      |
| Interagency Vaccine Group                                                                                                          |
| Inflammatory Bowel Disease                                                                                                         |
| International [Statistical] Classification of Diseases [and Related Health Problems] 9                                             |
| Intradermal                                                                                                                        |
| Infectious Disease Society of America                                                                                              |
| Indirect fluorescent antibody                                                                                                      |
| Immune globulin                                                                                                                    |
| Immunoglobulin E                                                                                                                   |
| Immune Globulin Intravenous                                                                                                        |
| IgM anti-hepatitis A virus                                                                                                         |
| IgM anti-hepatitis B core antigen                                                                                                  |
| Indian Health Service                                                                                                              |
| Immunization Information Systems                                                                                                   |
| Interleukin 4                                                                                                                      |
| Interleukin 10                                                                                                                     |
| Influenza-like illness                                                                                                             |
| Intramuscular                                                                                                                      |
| Investigational new drug                                                                                                           |
| Institute of Medicine                                                                                                              |
| Immunization Program Operations Manual                                                                                             |
| Institutional Review Board                                                                                                         |
| Immunization Registry Conference *(no longer occurs; merged with NIC)*                                                             |
| Immunization Safety Office                                                                                                         |
| International units                                                                                                                |
| Intravenous                                                                                                                        |
| Japanese encephalitis                                                                                                              |
| Latex agglutination                                                                                                                |
| Limit of flocculation unit                                                                                                         |
| Laboratory information system                                                                                                      |
| Lot quality assurance                                                                                                              |
| Long-term care                                                                                                                     |
| Microgram (also μg)                                                                                                          |
| Migrant/community health center                                                                                                    |
| Managed care organization                                                                                                          |
| Military Vaccine Agency                                                                                                            |
| Milli-international unit                                                                                                           |
| Milliliter                                                                                                                         |
| Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report                                                                                              |
| Memorandum of understanding                                                                                                        |
| Multiple Sclerosis                                                                                                                 |
| Monitoring System for Adverse Events Following Immunization (replaced with VAERS)                                                  |
| Men who have sex with men                                                                                                          |
| Neuraminidase                                                                                                                      |
| National Association of County and City Health Officials                                                                           |
| National Advisory Committee of Immunization in Canada                                                                              |
| National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners                                                                              |
| National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards                                                                               |
| National Center for Health Statistics                                                                                              |
| National Center for Infectious Diseases (now Office of Infectious Diseases) (CDC)                                                  |
| National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases                                                                          |
| National Congenital Rubella Syndrome Registry                                                                                      |
| National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (of 1986)                                                                                    |
| National Electronic Disease Surveillance System                                                                                    |
| National Electronic Telecommunications System for Surveillance                                                                     |
| National Foundation for Infectious Diseases                                                                                        |
| National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey                                                                                   |
| National Health Interview Survey                                                                                                   |
| National Immunization Conference                                                                                                   |
| National Institutes of Health                                                                                                      |
| National Infant Immunization Week                                                                                                  |
| National Immunization Program *(replaced by NCIRD in 2007)*                                                                        |
| National Immunization Survey                                                                                                       |
| National Influenza Vaccination Week                                                                                                |
| National Medical Association                                                                                                       |
| National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System                                                                                   |
| National Network for Immunization Information                                                                                      |
| National Partnership for Immunization                                                                                              |
| National Vaccine Advisory Committee                                                                                                |
| new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease                                                                                              |
| National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program                                                                                       |
| National Vaccine Program Office                                                                                                    |
| Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC)                                                                                                |
| Office of Management and Budget                                                                                                    |
| Pneumonia and influenza                                                                                                            |
| Pan American Health Organization                                                                                                   |
| Polymerase chain reaction                                                                                                          |
| Post-exposure prophylaxis                                                                                                          |
| Partnership for Prevention                                                                                                         |
| Procurement and Grants Office                                                                                                      |
| Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society                                                                                              |
| Passive hemagglutination                                                                                                           |
| Public Health Advisor                                                                                                              |
| Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America                                                                               |
| Public Health Foundation                                                                                                           |
| Public Health Image Library                                                                                                        |
| Public Health Information Network                                                                                                  |
| Public Health Laboratory Information System                                                                                        |
| Post-herpetic neuralgia                                                                                                            |
| Public Health Service                                                                                                              |
| Public Health Training Network                                                                                                     |
| Program Managers Immunization Registry Work Group                                                                                  |
| Pockets of need                                                                                                                    |
| Purified protein derivative, (tuberculin)                                                                                          |
| Preferred Provider Organization                                                                                                    |
| Provider Quality Assurance                                                                                                         |
| Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System                                                                                        |
| Post-licensure Rapid Immunization Safety Monitoring (system)                                                                       |
| Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America                                                                               |
| Pertactin                                                                                                                          |
| Pertussis toxin                                                                                                                    |
| Quality assurance                                                                                                                  |
| Quality Adjusted Life Year                                                                                                         |
| Quality Improvement Organization                                                                                                   |
| Rapid Surveillance Helper                                                                                                          |
| Red blood cells                                                                                                                    |
| Reportable Events Table                                                                                                            |
| Rural Health Clinic                                                                                                                |
| Radioimmunoassay                                                                                                                   |
| Rabies Immune Globulin                                                                                                             |
| Ribonucleic acid                                                                                                                   |
| Residual Seizure Disorder                                                                                                          |
| Registry Support Team                                                                                                              |
| Respiratory syncytial virus                                                                                                        |
| Serious adverse event                                                                                                              |
| Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine                                                                                         |
| Subcutaneous                                                                                                                       |
| State Children’s Health Insurance Program                                                                                    |
| Severe combined immune deficiency                                                                                                  |
| Sudden Infant Death Syndrome                                                                                                       |
| State health coordinator                                                                                                           |
| Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America                                                                                     |
| Specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-phased (objective)                                                           |
| Standard operating procedure                                                                                                       |
| Supplementary Pertussis Surveillance System                                                                                        |
| Subacute, sclerosing panencephalitis                                                                                               |
| Sexually transmitted disease                                                                                                       |
| Sexually transmitted infection                                                                                                     |
| Subcutaneous                                                                                                                       |
| Temporary Assistance for Needy Families                                                                                            |
| Tuberculosis (Tubercle Bacillus)                                                                                                   |
| Temporary duty                                                                                                                     |
| Tetanus immune globulin                                                                                                            |
| Tine test. Multiple-puncture tuberculin skin test. See TST                                                                         |
| Tuberculin skin testing                                                                                                            |
| Technical Working Group (Immunization Registry)                                                                                    |
| United States Department of Agriculture                                                                                            |
| Up-to-date                                                                                                                         |
| (not an acronym; name of vaccine ordering software)                                                                                |
| Vaccine adverse event                                                                                                              |
| Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System                                                                                             |
| Vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis                                                                                         |
| Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease                                                                                                  |
| Vaccines for Children (program)                                                                                                    |
| Vaccine Health Centers                                                                                                             |
| Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Program                                                                                               |
| Vaccine Injury Compensation Program                                                                                                |
| Vaccinia immune globulin                                                                                                           |
| Vaccine Management Business Improvement Project                                                                                    |
| Vaccine Information Statement                                                                                                      |
| Vaccine Identification Standards Initiative                                                                                        |
| Vaccine Ordering and Distribution System                                                                                           |
| Vaccine-preventable disease                                                                                                        |
| Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee                                                                        |
| Vaccine Supply and Assurance Branch (CDC)                                                                                          |
| Vaccine Safety Datalink (project)                                                                                                  |
| Vaccine Tracking System                                                                                                            |
| Varicella-zoster immune globulin                                                                                                   |
| Varicella-zoster virus                                                                                                             |
| White blood-cell count                                                                                                             |
| World Health Organization                                                                                                          |
| Women, Infants, and Children (program)                                                                                             |
| Yellow Fever                                                                                                                       |

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            -  Vaccine Acronyms & Abbreviations  used on U.S. immunization records
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May 23, 2014
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

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