Short name to Full name of Antibiotic name
DNA
(deoxyribonucleic acid)
cDNA
(complementary DNA)
RNA
(ribonucleic acid)
cRNA
(complementary RNA)
RNase
(ribonuclease)
DNase
(deoxyribonuclease)
rRNA
(ribosomal RNA)
mRNA
(messenger RNA)
tRNA
(transfer RNA)
AMP,
ADP, ATP, dAMP, ddATP, and GTP, etc. (for the respective 5′ phosphates of
adenosine and other nucleosides) (add 2′-, 3′-, or 5′- when needed for
contrast)
ATPase
and dGTPase, etc. (adenosine triphosphatase and deoxyguanosine triphosphatase,
etc.)
NAD
(nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide)
NAD+
(nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, oxidized)
NADH
(nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, reduced)
NADP
(nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate)
NADPH
(nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, reduced)
NADP+
(nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, oxidized)
poly(A)
and poly(dT), etc. (polyadenylic acid and polydeoxythymidylic acid, etc.)
oligo(dT),
etc. (oligodeoxythymidylic acid, etc.)
UV
(ultraviolet)
PFU
(plaque-forming units)
CFU
(colony-forming units)
MIC
(minimal inhibitory concentration)
Tris
(tris[hydroxymethyl]aminomethane)
DEAE
(diethylaminoethyl)
EDTA
(ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid)
EGTA
(ethylene glycol-bis[β-aminoethyl ether]-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid)
HEPES
(N-2-hydroxyethylpiperazine-N′-2-ethanesulfonic acid)
PCR
(polymerase chain reaction)
AIDS
(acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)
Abbreviations
for cell lines (e.g., HeLa) also need not be defined.
The
following abbreviations should be used without definition in tables:
amt
(amount)
approx
(approximately)
avg
(average)
concn
(concentration)
diam
(diameter)
expt
(experiment)
exptl
(experimental)
ht
(height)
mo
(month)
mol
wt (molecular weight)
no.
(number)
prepn
(preparation)
SD
(standard deviation)
SE
(standard error)
SEM
(standard error of the mean)
sp
act (specific activity)
sp
gr (specific gravity)
temp
(temperature)
vol
(volume)
vs
(versus)
wk
(week)
wt
(weight)
yr
(year)
Drugs
and pharmaceutical agents. Should an author decide to abbreviate the names of
antimicrobial agents in a manuscript, the following standard abbreviations are
strongly recommended.
(i)
Antibacterial agents. Use the indicated abbreviations for the following
antibacterial agents.
arbekacin
(ABK)
amikacin
(AMK)
amoxicillin
(AMX)
amoxicillin-clavulanic
acid (AMC)
ampicillin
(AMP)
ampicillin-sulbactam
(SAM)
apramycin
(APR)
azithromycin
(AZM)
azlocillin
(AZL)
aztreonam
(ATM)
bezlotoxumab
(BEZ)
carbenicillin
(CAR)
cefaclor
(CEC)
cefadroxil
(CFR)
cefamandole
(FAM)
cefazolin
(CFZ)
cefdinir
(CDR)
cefditoren
(CDN)
cefepime
(FEP)
cefetamet
(FET)
cefiderocol
(FDC)
cefixime
(CFM)
cefmetazole
(CMZ)
cefonicid
(CID)
cefoperazone
(CFP)
cefotaxime
(CTX)
cefotetan
(CTT)
cefoxitin
(FOX)
cefpodoxime
(CPD)
cefprozil
(CPR)
ceftaroline
(CPT)
ceftazidime
(CAZ)
ceftazidime-avibactam
(CZA)
ceftibuten
(CTB)
ceftizoxime
(ZOX)
ceftobiprole
(BPR)
ceftolozane-tazobactam
(C/T)
ceftriaxone
(CRO)
cefuroxime
(axetil or sodium) (CXM)
cephalexin
(LEX)
cephalothin
(CEF)
cephapirin
(HAP)
cephradine
(RAD)
chloramphenicol
(CHL)
cinoxacin
(CIN)
ciprofloxacin
(CIP)
clarithromycin
(CLR)
clindamycin
(CLI)
colistin
(CST)
dalbavancin
(DAL)
daptomycin
(DAP)
delafloxacin
(DLX)
dicloxacillin
(DCX)
dirithromycin
(DTM)
doripenem
(DOR)
doxycycline
(DOX)
enoxacin
(ENX)
eravacycline
(ERV)
ertapenem
(ETP)
erythromycin
(ERY)
fleroxacin
(FLE)
fosfomycin
(FOF)
fusidic
acid (FA)
gatifloxacin
(GAT)
gentamicin
(GEN)
grepafloxacin
(GRX)
iclaprim
(ICL)
imipenem
(IPM)
imipenem-relebactam
(I-R)
kanamycin
(KAN)
lefamulin
(LEF)
levofloxacin
(LVX)
linezolid
(LZD)
lomefloxacin
(LOM)
loracarbef
(LOR)
meropenem
(MEM)
meropenem-vaborbactam
(MVB)
methicillin
(MET)
mezlocillin
(MEZ)
minocycline
(MIN)
moxalactam
(MOX)
moxifloxacin
(MXF)
nafcillin
(NAF)
nalidixic
acid (NAL)
neomycin
(NEO)
netilmicin
(NET)
nitrofurantoin
(NIT)
norfloxacin
(NOR)
ofloxacin
(OFX)
omadacycline
(OMC)
oritavancin
(ORI)
oxacillin
(OXA)
penicillin
(PEN)
piperacillin
(PIP)
piperacillin-tazobactam
(TZP)
plazomicin
(PLZ)
polymyxin
B (PMB)
quinupristin-dalfopristin
(Synercid) (Q-D)
rifabutin
(RFB)
rifampin
(RIF)
rifapentine
(RFP)
sparfloxacin
(SPX)
spectinomycin
(SPT)
streptomycin
(STR)
tedizolid
(TZD)
teicoplanin
(TEC)
telavancin
(TLV)
telithromycin
(TEL)
tetracycline
(TET)
ticarcillin
(TIC)
ticarcillin-clavulanic
acid (TIM)
tigecycline
(TGC)
tobramycin
(TOB)
trimethoprim
(TMP)
trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
(SXT)
trovafloxacin
(TVA)
vancomycin
(VAN)
(ii)
β-Lactamase inhibitors. Use the indicated abbreviations for the following
β-lactamase inhibitors.
avibactam
(AVI)
clavulanic
acid (CLA)
relebactam
(REL)
sulbactam
(SUL)
tazobactam
(TZB)
vaborbactam
(VAB)
(iii)
Antifungal agents. Use the indicated abbreviations for the following antifungal
agents.
amphotericin
B (AMB)
anidulafungin
(AFG)
caspofungin
(CAS)
clotrimazole
(CLT)
flucytosine
(5FC)
fluconazole
(FLC)
isavuconazole
(ISA)
itraconazole
(ITC)
ketoconazole
(KTC)
micafungin
(MFG)
nystatin
(NYT)
posaconazole
(POS)
terbinafine
(TRB)
valganciclovir
(VAL)
voriconazole
(VRC)
(iv)
Antiviral agents. Use the indicated abbreviations for the following antiviral
agents.
abacavir
(ABC)
acyclovir
(ACV)
adefovir
dipivoxil (ADV)
amantadine
(AMT)
amprenavir
(APV)
asunaprevir
(ASV)
atazanavir
(ATV)
beclabuvir
(BCV)
boceprevir
(BOC)
brivudine
(BVDU)
cidofovir
(CDV)
cobicistat
(COBI)
daclatasvir
(DCV)
darunavir
(DRV)
dasabuvir
(DAS)
delavirdine
(DLV)
didanosine
(ddI)
dolutegravir
(DTG)
efavirenz
(EFV)
elbasvir
(EBR)
elvitegravir
(EVG)
emtricitabine
(FTC)
enfuvirtide
(EFV)
entecavir
(ETV)
etravirine
(ETR)
famciclovir
(FCV)
favipiravir
(FPV)
fomivirsen
(FMV)
fosamprenavir
(FPV)
foscarnet
(PFA)
ganciclovir
(GCV)
grazoprevir
(GZR)
idoxuridine
(IDU)
imiquimod
(IQM)
indinavir
(IDV)
interferon
alfa (IFNα)
interferon
alfacon 1 (CIFN)
lamivudine
(3TC)
laninamivir
octanoate (LO)
ledipasvir
(LDV)
lopinavir
(LPV)
lopinavir-ritonavir
(LPV/r)
maraviroc
(MVC)
nelfinavir
(NFV)
nevirapine
(NVP)
ombitasvir
(OBV)
oseltamivir
(OTV)
palivizumab
(PZ)
paritaprevir
(PTV)
pegylated
interferon alfa (PegIFNα)
penciclovir
(PCV)
peramivir
(PRV)
podofilox
(PDX)
raltegravir
(RAL)
respiratory
syncytial virus immune globulin, intravenous (RSV-IGIV)
ribavirin
(RBV)
rilpivirine
(RPV)
rimantadine
(RIM)
ritonavir
(RTV)
saquinavir
(SQV)
simeprevir
(SMV)
sinecatechins
(SINE)
sofosbuvir
(SOF)
stavudine
(d4T)
telaprevir
(TVR)
telbivudine
(LdT)
tenofovir
alafenamide (TAF)
tenofovir
disoproxil fumarate (TDF)
tipranavir
(TPV)
trifluridine
(TFT)
valacyclovir
(VACV)
valganciclovir
(VGCV)
vaniprevir
(VPV)
varicella-zoster
immunoglobulin (VZIG)
varicella-zoster
immune globulin (VariZIG)
velpatasvir
(VEL)
vidarabine
(VDR)
zalcitabine
(ddC)
zanamivir
(ZAN)
zidovudine
(AZT)
(v)
Antimycobacterial agents. Use the indicated abbreviations for the following
antimycobacterial agents.
bedaquiline
(BDQ)
capreomycin
(CAP)
clofazimine
(CLO)
D-cycloserine
(DCS)
delamanid
(DMD)
ethambutol
(EMB)
ethionamide
(ETO)
isoniazid
(INH)
para-aminosalicylic
acid (PAS)
