Medical Microbiology

LMV: larvamigransvisceralis

LOS: lipo-oligosaccharide

LPS: lipopolysaccharide

LT: heat-labileE.colientero-

toxin

LTR: longterminalrepeats

&MAC: membraneattack
complex
MAF: macrophageactivating
factor
MALT: mucosa-associated
lymphoidtissue
MBC: minimalbactericidal
concentration
MBP: majorbasicprotein/
myelinbasicprotein
MCP: membranecofactor
protein
M-CSF: macrophagecolony-
stimulatingfactor
MF: merthiolate-formalin
Mf: microfilaria
MHC: majorhistocompatibility
complex
MIC: minimalinhibitory
concentration
MIF: migrationinhibitory
factor/microimmune-
fluorescence
MLC: mixedlymphocyte
culture
MLR: mixedlymphocyte
reaction
MMR: live,attenuated,trivalent
measles,mumps,and
rubellavaccine
MMTV: murinemammarytumor
virus
MOMP: majoroutermembrane
protein
MOTT: mycobacteriaotherthan
TB(seeNTM)

MZM: marginalzonemacro-

phages

&NANB: nonA,nonBhepatitis

NCVP: noncapsidicviralprotein

NE: Nephropathicaepidemica

Nfa: nonfimbrialadhesin

NGU: nongonococcalurethritis

NIDEP: Germanstudyonassess-

mentandpreventionof

nosocomialinfections

NKcells: naturalkillercells

NTM: nontuberculous

(atypical)mycobateria

(seeMOTT)

NTR: nontranslatedregion

&OC: opencircular(DNA)

OM: opportunisticmycosis

OMP,Omp: outermembrane

protein

OPV: oralpoliovaccine

OSP,Osp:outersurfaceprotein

&P: promoter

PAE: postantibioticeffect

PAIR: puncture,aspiration,in-

jection,respiration

PAS: para-aminosalicylicacid/

periodicacid-Schiffstain

PAM: primaryamebic

meningoencephalitis

PAP: pyelonephritis-associated

pili

PBL: peripheral blood lym-

phocytes

PC: phosphoryl choline/pri-

mary(tuberculous)

complex,Ghon’scomplex

PCA: passivecutaneous

anaphylaxis

PCR: polymerasechainreaction

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