Division 2 ABBREVIATION LIST

acute flaccid paralysis

acquired immune deficiency syndrome

antimicrobial resistance

hepatitis B core antibody

hepatitis C virus specific antibody

acute respiratory infection

broncho-alveolar lavage

Bacille de Calmette et Guérin

bone and joint infection

osteomyelitis

disc space infection

joint or bursa infection

botulinum neurotoxin

bloodstream infection

catheter-related — central venous catheter

Clostridium difficile associated diarrhoea

colony-forming unit

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

cytomegalovirus

EU Community Network of Reference Laboratories for human influenza

central nervous system

central nervous system infection — intracranial infection

central nervous system infection — meningitis or ventriculitis

central nervous system infection — spinal abscess without meningitis

catheter-related — peripheral venous catheter

catheter-related infection

Congenital rubella syndrome

capillary refilling time

Cerebrospinal fluid

computed tomography scan

cardiovascular system infection

cardiovascular system infection — myocarditis or pericarditis

cardiovascular system infection — endocarditis

cardiovascular system infection — mediastinitis

cardiovascular system infection — arterial or venous infection

direct fluorescent antibody

direct fluorescent antibody test for Treponema pallidum

deoxyribonucleic acid

distal protected aspirate

European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

epidemiological cut-off values

electroencephalography

eye, ear, nose, throat, or mouth infection

eye, ear, nose, throat, or mouth infection — conjunctivitis

eye, ear, nose, throat, or mouth infection — ear mastoid

eye, ear, nose, throat, or mouth infection — eye, other than conjunctivitis

eye, ear, nose, throat, or mouth infection — oral cavity (mouth, tongue, or gums)

eye, ear, nose, throat, or mouth infection — sinusitis

eye, ear, nose, throat, or mouth infection — upper respiratory tract, pharyngitis, laryngitis, epiglottitis

European Federation of Neurological Societies

enzyme immunoassay

enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

electron microscopy

European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing

fluorescent antibody to membrane antigen

fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption

fever of unknown origin

gastrointestinal system infection

gastrointestinal system infection — Clostridium difficile infection

gastrointestinal system infection — gastroenteritis (excl. CDI)

gastrointestinal system infection — gastrointestinal tract (esophagus, stomach, small and large bowel, and rectum) excluding gastroenteritis and appendicitis

gastrointestinal system infection — hepatitis

gastrointestinal system infection — intraabdominal, not specified elsewhere including gallbladder, bile ducts, liver (excluding viral hepatitis), spleen, pancreas, peritoneum, subphrenic or subdiaphragmatic space, or other intraabdominal tissue or area not specified elsewhere

healthcare-associated infections

hepatitis B e antigen

hepatitis B surface antigen

hepatitis B nucleic acid

hepatitis C virus core antigen

hepatitis C virus nucleic acid

human immunodeficiency virus

haemolytic-uraemic syndrome

intubation-associated pneumonia

indirect fluorescent antibody

immunoglobulin G

immunoglobulin M

influenza-like illness

lymphogranuloma (venereum)

lipopolysaccharides

lower respiratory tract infection, other than pneumonia

lower respiratory tract infection — bronchitis, tracheobronchitis, bronchiolitis, tracheitis, without evidence of pneumonia

Tick-borne encephalitis