Glossary

ADAP

AIDS Drug Assistance Programs

ADC

AIDS Dementia Complex

AETC

AIDS Education and Training Centers

AHCPR

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

Antibody

A protein that recognizes a particular epitope on an antigen and facilitates clearance of that antigen.

Antigen

Any substance, usually foreign, that binds specifically to an antibody.

BDNA

Branched DNA Assay

CBCT

Community-Based Clinical Trials

CBO

Community-Based Organization

CDC

Center for Disease Control and Prevention

CMI

Cell Mediated Immunity

DHHS

Department of Health and Human Services

DSMB

Data Safety and Monitoring Board

Epitope

Site on an antigen that is recognized by an antibody.  Epitopes are also called antigenic determinants.

FDA

Food and Drug Administration

FDC

Follicular Dendritic Cells

GART

Genotypic Antiretroviral Resistance Test

GP 41

(also gp41) Glycoprotein 41

HAART

Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy

HAM/TSP

HTLV-1-Associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis

HCSUS

HIV Cost and Services Utilization Study

HIV

Human Immunodeficiency Virus.

HLA

Human Leukocytes Antigen

HPTN

HIV Prevention Trials Network

HPV

Human Papilloma Virus

HRSA

Health Resources and Services Administration

HSV

Herpes Simplex Virus

HTLV-1

Human T Cell Lymphotropic Virus (type 1)

HVTN

HIV Vaccine Trials Network

IHS

Indian Health Services

IL

Interleukin

IND

Investigational New Drug

IRB

Institutional Review Board

KSHV

Kaposi's Sarcoma Herpes Virus

LAS

Lymphadenopathy Syndrome

LFT

Liver Function Test

LIP

Lymphoid Interstitial Pneumonitis

LTR

Long Term Repeat Sequence

MAC

Mycobacteriumavium Complex

MDR-TB

Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis

MHC

Major Histocompatibility Complex

NAT

Nucleic Acid Test

NK Cells

Natural Killer Cells

NNRTI

Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor

OHL

Oral Hairy Leukoplakia

OI

Opportunistic Infection

PBMC

Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell

Rapid HIV Test

Screening test for HIV that produces very quick results, typically within 20-60 minutes.  Rapid HIV tests use blood or oral fluid to detect the presence of HIV antibodies.

RT-PCR

Reverse Transcriptase PCR

SAMHSA

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Sikoro

One of the poorest towns located in Bamako, Mali.  There is no electricity or running water.  GAIA VF’s Chez Rosalie clinic is located in Sikoro.

SIT

Structured Intermittent Therapy

SIV

Simian Immunodeficiency Virus

STD

Sexually Transmitted Disease

STI

Sexually Transmitted Infection

TB

Tuberculosis

TNF

Tumor Necrosis Factor

TST

Tberculin Skin Test

VTN

Vaccine Trials Network