Abbreviations
Guideline for the Prevention and Control of Norovirus Gastroenteritis Outbreaks in Healthcare Settings (2011)
| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| AIDS | Acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
| BAS | Basic science study |
| °C | Celsius |
| CaCV | Calicivirus |
| CCU | Cardiac/coronary care unit |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| CICU | Cardiac/coronary intensive care unit |
| CSTE | Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists |
| DES | Descriptive study |
| DHQP | Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion |
| DIAG | Diagnostic study |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| ECL | Electrochemiluminescence |
| EFORS | Electronic Foodborne Outbreak Reporting System |
| EIA | Enzyme immunoassay |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunoassay |
| EM | Electron microscopy |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| FBDSS | Foodborne Disease Outbreak Surveillance System |
| FCV | Feline calicivirus |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| FN | False negative |
| FP | False positive |
| GRADE | Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation |
| HBGA | Histo-blood group antigen |
| HICPAC | Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| Km | Kilometer |
| LUX | Light-upon-extension |
| Ml | Milliliter |
| MMWR | Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report |
| MNV | Murine norovirus |
| N/A | Not applicable |
| NASBA | Nucleic acid sequence-based amplification |
| NCIRD | National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| NLV | Norwalk-like virus |
| No | Number |
| NORS | National Outbreak Reporting System |
| NPV | Negative predictive value |
| OBS | Observational study |
| OR | Odds ratio |
| ORF | Open reading frame |
| P | P value |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| PPE | Personal protective equipment |
| PPM | Part per million |
| PPV | Positive predictive value |
| RCT | Randomized controlled trial |
| RHD | Rapid humidifying device |
| RIA | Radioimmunoassay |
| RF | Reduction factor |
| RR | Relative risk |
| RT | Room temperature |
| RT-LAMP | Reverse transcription loop-mediated amplification assay |
| RT-PCR | Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| SPIEM | Solid-phase immune electron microscopy |
| SR | Systematic review |
| SRFV | Small round featureless virus |
| SRSV | Small round structured virus |
| TCID | Tissue culture infective dose |
| TE | Transcriptional enhancement |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscopy |
| TN | True negative |
| TP | True positive |
| UV | Ultraviolet |
| Vs | Versus |
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