Appendix 8: List of commonly used abbreviations
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| ABL | Australian bat lyssavirus |
| ACIP | Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices |
| ACIR | Australian Childhood Immunisation Register |
| ADRAC | Australian Drug Reactions Advisory Committee |
| AEFI | adverse event following immunisation |
| AFP | acute flaccid paralysis |
| AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| ATAGI | Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation |
| anti-HBs | hepatitis B surface antibody |
| BCG | Bacillus of Calmette-Guérin |
| BSE | bovine spongiform encephalopathy |
| CCM | cold chain monitor |
| CDT | diphtheria-tetanus vaccine for children (no longer in use) |
| cm | centimetre |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| dT | diphtheria-tetanus vaccine for use in adults |
| DTPa | child formulation diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis vaccine |
| dTpa | adult/adolescent formulation diptheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis vaccine |
| ELISA/EIA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| GVHD | graft versus host disease |
| HAV | hepatitis A virus |
| HBIG | hepatitis B immunoglobulin |
| HBV | hepatitis B virus |
| HBsAg | hepatitis B surface antigen |
| HCW | Healthcare worker |
| HepA | hepatitis A |
| HepB | hepatitis B |
| HHE | hypotonic-hyporesponsive episode |
| Hib | Haemophilus influenzae type b |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| HPV | human papillomavirus |
| HRIG | human rabies immunoglobulin |
| HSCT | haematopoietic stem cell transplant |
| HZ | herpes zoster |
| IM | intramuscular |
| IMD | invasive meningococcal disease |
| IPD | invasive pneumococcal disease |
| IPV | inactivated poliomyelitis vaccine |
| ITP | idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura |
| IU | international units |
| IV | intravenous |
| JE | Japanese encephalitis |
| kg | kilogram |
| ng | nanogram |
| ìg | microgram |
| mg | milligram |
| mL | millilitre |
| mm | millimetre |
| 4vMenPV | meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine (tetravalent) |
| MenCCV | meningococcal C conjugate vaccine |
| MMR | measles-mumps-rubella |
| MMRV | measles-mumps-rubella-varicella |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| NHIG | normal human immunoglobulin |
| NHMRC | National Health and Medical Research Council |
| NIP | National Immunisation Program |
| OMP | outer membrane protein |
| OPV | oral poliomyelitis vaccine (no longer in use) |
| PHN | post-herpetic neuralgia |
| PI | product information |
| 7vPCV | 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine |
| PPD | purified protein derivative |
| 23vPPV | 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine |
| PRP | polyribosylribitol phosphate |
| SC | subcutaneous |
| SOT | solid organ transplant |
| SIDS | sudden infant death syndrome |
| TB | tuberculosis |
| TGA | Therapeutic Goods Administration |
| TIG | tetanus immunoglobulin |
| VAPP | vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis |
| vCJD | variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease |
| VV | varicella vaccine |
| VZV | varicella-zoster virus |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| ZIG | zoster immunoglobulin |
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