Medical Microbiology

HBs: hepatitisBsurfaceantigen
HBV: hepatitisBvirus
HBvaccine: hepatitisBvaccine
HCC: hepatocellularcarcinoma
HCV: hepatitisCvirus/
(humancoronavirus)
HDCV: humandiploidcell
vaccine
HDV: hepatitisDvirus
HEV: hepatitisEvirus/high
endothelialvenules
Hfr: highfrequencyofrecom-
bination
HGE: humangranulocytic
ehrlichiosis
HGV: hepatitisGvirus
HHV: humanherpesvirus
HI: hemagglutination
inhibition
Hib: Haemophilusinfluenzae,
typebserovar
HIV: humanimmunodefi-
ciencyvirus
HME: humanmonocytic
ehrlichiosis
HPLC: high-pressureliquid
chromatography
HPS: hantaviruspulmonary
syndrome
HRF: homologousrestriction
factor(alsohistamine
releasingfactor)
HFRS: hemorrhagicfeverwith
renalsyndrome
hsp70: heatshockprotein 70
HSV: herpessimplexvirus
HTLV: humanTcellleukemia
virus
HuCV: humancalicivirus
HUS: hemolytic-uremic
syndrome
HVG: host-versus-graft
(reaction)

&IB: initialbody

IEP: immunoelectrophoresis

IFAT: indirectimmunofluores-

centantibodytest

IFN: interferon

Ig: immunoglobulin

IHA: indirecthemagglutina-

tion

(I)IF: (indirect)immunofluor-

escence

IL: interleukin

In: integron

INH: isoniazid(isonicotinic

acidhydrazide)

IP 3 : inositoltrisphosphate

IPV: inactivatedpoliovaccine

IR: invertedrepeats

Irgenes:immuneresponsegenes

IS: insertionsequence/inter-

cistronspace

&Kcells: killercells

&L: lightchain

LA: latexagglutination

lacoperon: lactoseoperon

LAK: lymphokine-activated

killercells

LB: leprosybacterium

LCA: leukocytecommon

antigen

LCM(V): lymphocyticchorio-

meningitis(virus)

LE: lupuserythematosus

LFA: lymphocytefunction

antigen

LGL: largegranular

lymphocyte

LIF: leukemiainhibitory

factor

LL: lepromatousleprosy

LM: lightmicroscopy

LMC: larvamigranscutanea

Abbreviations IX

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