Lymphatic abbreviation

AIDS

acquired immune deficiency syndrome

CAR T cells

Chimeric Antigen Receptor

CD4+ cell

helper T cell

CD8+ cell

cytotoxic T cell

CMV

cytomegalovirus

Crypto

Cryptococcus

ELISA

enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

G-CSF

granulocyte colony-stimulating factor

GM-CSF

granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor

HAART

highly active antiretroviral therapy

Histo

Histoplasmosis

HIV

human immunodeficiency virus

HSV

herpes simplex virus

IEC

immunoeffector cells- cells activated to defend the body in an immune response

IL1 to IL38

interleukins

KS

Kaposi sarcoma

KSHV

Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus; herpesvirus 8

MAI

Mycobacterium avium -intracellular complex

Moab

monoclonal antibody

NHL

non-Hodgkin lymphoma

PCP

Pneumocystis pneumonia

PI

protease inhibitor

RTI

reverse transcriptase inhibitor

SCID

severe combined immunodeficiency disease

Treg

regulatory T cell (suppressor T cell)

Toxo

Toxoplasmosis