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
- Page last reviewed: May 23, 2014
- Page last updated: July 28, 2016
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