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Appendix A: Key to Acronyms (Last updated March 27, 2012; last reviewed March 27, 2012)

            3TC                          lamivudine
            3TC/ZDV                      lamivudine + zidovudine



            ABC                          abacavir
            ABC/3TC                      abacavir + lamivudine
            ABC/3TC/ZDV                  abacavir + lamivudine + zidovudine
            ACTG                         AIDS Clinical Trials Group

            AIDS                         acquired immune deficiency syndrome
            ALT                          alanine aminotransferase
            APV                          amprenavir
            ART                          antiretroviral therapy
            ART-CC                       ART Cohort Collaboration
            ARV                          antiretroviral

            AST                          aspartate aminotransferase
            ATV                          atazanavir
            ATV/r                        atazanavir/ritonavir
            AUC                          area under the curve

            AV                           atrioventricular
            AWP                          average wholesale price
            AZT                          zidovudine


            bDNA                         branched DNA
            BID                          twice a day

            BMD                          bone mineral density
            BMI                          body mass index
            BUN                          blood urea nitrogen



            cap                          capsule
            CAPD                         chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
            CBC                          complete blood count
            CCB                          calcium channel blocker
            CDC                          Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
            CI                           confidence interval

            C max                        maximum plasma concentration
            CME                          continuing medical education
            C min                        minimum plasma concentration
            CMV                          cytomegalovirus


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