AAD | antibiotic-associated diarrhea | diarrea asociada con antibióticos |
AAV | adeno-associated virus | virus adenoasociados |
AC | adenylate cyclase | adenilato ciclasa |
ACT | artemisinin combination therapy | terapia con artemisinina combinada |
ADC | AIDS dementia complex | complejo de demencia por sida |
ADCC | Antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity | citotoxicidad celular dependiente de anticuerpos |
αDG | cell surface receptor | receptor de la superficie celular |
ADPR | ADP-ribosylation | ribosilación de ADP |
AFB | acid-fast bacilli | bacilos acidorresistentes |
APC | antigen-presenting cells | presentadoras de antígeno profesionales |
ARDS | acute respiratory distress syndrome | síndrome de dificultad respiratoria aguda |
ARF | acute rheumatic fever | fiebre reumática aguda |
ART | combination antiretroviral therapy | terapia antirretroviral combinada |
ASO | antistreptolysin O | antiestreptolisina O |
ATLL | adult T-cell leukemia | linfoma de células T del adulto |
BA | altered target | blanco alterado |
BAD1 | glycoprotein adhesin | adhesina glucoproteína |
BAL | bronchoalveolar lavage | lavado broncoalveolar |
BCG | bacillus Calmette-Guérin | bacilo Calmette-Guérin |
BCYE | buffered charcoal yeast extract | extracto de levadura de carbón amortiguado |
BI | entry barrier | Barrera para el ingreso |
BKV | BK virus | virus BK |
BL | Burkitt lymphoma | linfoma de Burkitt |
BSE | bovine spongiform encephalopathy | encefalopatía espongiforme bovina |
BUN | blood urea nitrogen | nitrógeno ureico en sangre |
CA | capsid | cápside |
CARDS | Community Associated Respiratory Distress Syndrome | síndrome de insuficiencia respiratoria asociado con la comunidad |
CATT | card agglutination test for trypanosomiasis | prueba de aglutinación en tarjeta para tripanosomiasis |
CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Centro de prevención de enfermedades |
CDI | Clostridium difficile infection | infección por Clostridium difficile |
CDT | C difficile transferase | transferasa de C. difficile |
CDT | cytolethal distending toxin | toxina distensora citoletal |
CF | cystic fibrosis | fibrosis quística |
CIE | counterimmuno-electrophoresis | contrainmunoelectroforesis |
5FC | 5-flucytosine | 5-flucitosina |
CJD | Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease | enfermedad de Creutzfeldt-Jacob |
Clf | clumping factor | factor de aglutinación |
CMI | cell mediated immunity | inmunidad mediada por células |
CMV | cytomegalovirus | citomegalovirus |
CNF | cytotoxic necrotizing factor | factor necrosante citotóxico |
CNS | central nervous system | sistema nervioso central |
CoNS | coagulase-negative staphylococci | estafilococos coagulasa-negativos |
CPAF | chlamydial preotease-like activity factor | factor de actividad tipo proteasa de Chlamydia |
CPE | cytopathic effect | efecto citopático |
CRE | carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae | Enterobacteriaceae resistentes a carbapenems |
CSF | cerebrospinal fluid | líquido cefalorraquídeo |
CT | cholera toxin | toxina del cólera |
CTL | cytotoxic T lymphocytes | linfocitos T citotóxicos |
DEC | diethylcarbamazine | dietilcarbamazina |
DFA | direct fluorescent antibody | anticuerpos fluorescentes directos |
DFA | direct immunofluorescent antibody | anticuerpos inmunofluorescentes directos |
DFMO | ornithine decarboxylase inhibitor, eflornithine | inhibidor de la ornitina descarboxilasa, eflornitina |
DGI | disseminated gonococcal infection | infección gonocócica diseminada |
DHHS | Department of Health and Human Services | Department of Health and Human Services |
DHPG | ganciclovir | ganciclovir |
DHT | delayed-type hypersensitivity | hipersensibilidad de tipo tardío |
DI | defective interfering | defectuosas interferentes |
DIC | disseminated intravascular coagulation | coagulación intravascular diseminada |
DR | Direct repeats | repeticiones directas |
dsRNA | double-stranded RNA | RNA de doble cadena |
DSS | dengue shock syndrome | síndrome de choque por dengue |
DT | diphtheria toxin | toxina diftérica |
DTH | delayed-type hypersensitivity | hipersensibilidad retardada |
DtxR | repressor protein | proteína represora |
EAEC | enteroaggregative | enteroagregativa |
EB | elementary body | cuerpo elemental |
EBV | Epstein-Barr virus | virus de Epstein-Barr |
ECM | extracellular matrix | matriz extracelular |
EEV | extracellular enveloped virions | viriones con envoltura extracelulares |
EF | edema factor | factor de edema |
EGF | endothelial growth factor | factor de crecimiento endotelial |
EHEC | enterohemorrhagic | enterohemorrágica ... |