AIDS

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

APHA

Aboriginal person living with HIV/AIDS

CAAN

Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network

CAS

Canadian AIDS Society

CATIE

Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange

CBR

Community-based research

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Atlanta, USA)

CIDPC

Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control (Health Canada)

CPARG

Canadian Paediatric AIDS Research Group

CTAC

Canadian Treatment Advocates Council

EIA

Enzyme immunoassay

ELISA

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

HBV

Hepatitis B virus

HCV

Hepatitis C virus

HIV

Human immunodeficiency virus

IDU

Injecting drug user

MSM

Men who have had sex with men

MSM/IDU

Men who have had sex with men and who also have injected drugs

MTCT

Mother-to-child transmission

NEP

Needle exchange program

NIR

No identified risk

NIR-HET

No identified risk-heterosexual

PHA(s)

Person(s) having HIV/AIDS

PLWA(s)

Person(s) living with HIV/AIDS

POC

Point of care testing

SEP 

Syringe exchange program

STD

Sexually transmitted disease

STI

Sexually transmitted infection

TB

Tuberculosis

UNAIDS

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS

WSW

Women who have had sex with women

WHO

World Health Organization