♠ — trade name of the medicinal product and/or pharmaceutical substance
℘ — the drug is not registered in the Russian Federation
AA — agglutination assay
HIB infection — Haemophilus influenzae type B
CHD — coronary heart disease
CHF — Crimean hemorrhagic fever
CI — confidence interval
AFP — acute flaccid paralysis
aHBV — acute hepatitis B
aHCV — acute hepatitis C
AIDS — acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
AII — acute intestinal infections
ARI — acute respiratory infection
ARVI — acute respiratory viral infection
CAP — community-acquired pneumonia
CBA — complement-binding assay.
cHCV — chronic hepatitis C
CJD — Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
CMV — cytomegalovirus
CNS — central nervous system
CPM — conditionally pathogenic microorganisms
CSSD — central sterile services department
CVD — cardiovascular diseases
DA — disinfecting agents
DNA — deoxyribonucleic acid
EBHF — Ebola haemorrhagic fever
EHEC — enterohemorrhagic E. coli
EIA — enzyme immunoassay
EIEC — enteroinvasive E. coli
EPEC — enteropathogenic E. coli
EPI — Expanded Program on Immunization
ES — emergency situation
ETEC — enterotoxigenic E. coli
EVI — enterovirus infections
FAT — fluorescence antibody test
GFMI — generalized form of meningococcal infection
GIT — gastrointestinal tract
HAV — hepatitis A virus
HBsAg — hepatitis B surface antigen
HBV — hepatitis B virus
HCAIs — health care-associated infections
HCV — hepatitis C virus
HEV — hepatitis E virus
HF — healthcare facilities
HFRS — hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
HGV — hepatitis G virus
HIV — human immunodeficiency virus
HPV — human papillomavirus
IHA — indirect hemagglutination assay
IHIA — indirect hemagglutination inhibition assay
IHR — international health regulations
LAA — latex agglutination assay
MD — medical devices
MM — mass media
MO — medical organizations
OHF — Omsk hemorrhagic fever
PAP — perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis
PCR — polymerase chain reaction
PHA — passive hemagglutination assay
PI — preschool institution
PrPSc — scrapie isoform of the prion protein
PrРс — prion protein constitutive
RF — Russian Federation
RNA — ribonucleic acid
Rospotrebnadzor — Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing
RSV — respiratory syncytial virus
SAAs — surface active agents
SENV — SEN-hepatitis virus
SPA — scientific production association
STIs — sexually transmitted infections
TBE — tick-borne encephalitis
TTV — transfusion transfused virus
VZV — Varicella-zoster virus, human herpesvirus 3
WHO — World Health Organization