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Some of these abbreviations are very popular and thus obvious while others are gaining more usage lately.\n\n| Abbreviation | Full Name \u002F Description |\n|---|---|\n| **SBA** | [Sheep Blood Agar plate](\u002Fblood-agar-composition-preparation-uses-and-types-of-hemolysis\u002F) |\n| **MTB** | [Mycobacterium tuberculosis](\u002Fmycobacterium-tuberculosis-lab-diagnosis\u002F) |\n| **BHI** | [Brain Heart Infusion (BHI) broth](\u002Fbrain-heart-infusion-bhi-broth-composition-preparation-and-uses\u002F) |\n| **BSC** | [Biological Safety Cabinet](\u002Fbiological-safety-cabinet-bsc-types-working-mechanism\u002F) |\n| **CAMP** | [CAMP test](\u002Fcamp-test-principle-procedure-results\u002F) (for [Streptococcus agalactiae](\u002Fstreptococcus-agalactiae-gbs-properties-pathogenesis-diagnosis\u002F)) |\n| **CFT** | [Complement Fixation Test](\u002Fcomplement-fixation-test-principle-procedure-results\u002F) |\n| **CA** | [Chocolate agar](\u002Fchocolate-agar-composition-uses-colony-characteristics\u002F) |\n| **CMI** | [Cell-mediated immunity](\u002Fcell-mediated-immunity\u002F) |\n| **CPE** | [Cytopathic effect](\u002Fcytopathic-effect-cpe-viruses-examples\u002F) |\n| **Ct** | [Cycle threshold (Ct)](\u002Funderstanding-cycle-threshold-ct-in-sars-cov-2-rt-pcr\u002F) |\n| **DFA** | [Direct fluorescent antibody test](\u002Fdirect-fluorescent-antibody-dfa-test\u002F) |\n| **ELISA** | [ELISA test for antigen\u002Fantibody detection](\u002Felisa-test-for-antigenantibody-detection\u002F) |\n| **EMB** | [Eosin Methylene Blue (EMB) agar](\u002Feosin-methylene-blue-emb-agar-composition-uses-colony-characteristics\u002F) |\n| **FTA-ABS** | [Fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption test](\u002Ffluorescent-treponemal-antibody-absorption-fta-abs-test\u002F) (for [Treponema pallidum](\u002Ftreponema-pallidum-properties-pathogenesis-and-disease\u002F)) |\n| **HEPA** | High-efficiency particulate air filter (used in [Filtration Sterilization](\u002Ffiltration-sterilization-types-mechanism-and-uses\u002F)) |\n| **IFA** | [Indirect fluorescent antibody test](\u002Findirect-fluorescent-antibody-ifa-test\u002F) |\n| **IgA** | [Immunoglobulin A](\u002Fimmunoglobulin-iga-structure-functions\u002F) |\n| **IgE** | [Immunoglobulin E](\u002Fimmunoglobulin-e-ige-antibodies\u002F) |\n| **IgG** | [Immunoglobulin G](\u002Figg-antibody-structure-subclasses-functions-and-clinical-significance\u002F) |\n| **IgM** | [Immunoglobulin M](\u002Figm-antibody-structure-properties-functions-clinical-significance\u002F) |\n| **KIA** | [Kligler’s iron agar](\u002Fkliglers-iron-agar-kia-principle-procedure-and-results\u002F) |\n| **KOH** | [KOH preparation test](\u002Fkoh-preparation-test-principle-procedure-results-uses\u002F) |\n| **LD** | [Leishmania](\u002Flaboratory-diagnosis-of-leishmaniasis-visceral-leishmaniasis-kala-azar-part-one\u002F) diagnosis |\n| **CT** | [Chlamydia trachomatis](\u002Fchlamydia-trachomatis-properties-disease-pathogenesis-and-laboratory-diagnosis\u002F) |\n| **LPS** | [Lipopolysaccharide](\u002Flipopolysaccharide-lps-of-gram-negative-bacteria-characteristics-and-functions\u002F) |\n| **MAC** | [MacConkey agar](\u002Fmacconkey-agar-mac-composition-preparation-uses-and-colony-characteristics\u002F) |\n| **MBC** | [Minimum Bactericidal concentration](\u002Fminimum-inhibitory-concentration-and-minimum-bactericidal-concentration-mbc\u002F) |\n| **MIC** | [Minimum Inhibitory Concentration](\u002Fminimum-inhibitory-concentration-and-minimum-bactericidal-concentration-mbc\u002F) |\n| **NTM** | [Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM)](\u002Fshort-notes-atypical-mycobacterial-infections\u002F) |\n| **OF** | [Oxidation-fermentation medium](\u002Foxidative-fermentative-test-principle-procedure-results\u002F) |\n| **ONPG** | [ONPG test](\u002Fonpg-test-galactosidase-principle-procedure-results\u002F) |\n| **PCR** | [Polymerase chain reaction](\u002Fpolymerase-chain-reaction-pcr-steps-types-applications\u002F) |\n| **PFGE** | [Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis](\u002Fpulsed-field-gel-electrophoresis-pfge\u002F) |\n| **CD** | [Clostridioides difficile](\u002Fclostridium-difficile-characteristics-disease-laboratory-diagnosis\u002F) |\n| **PPE** | [Personal protective equipment](\u002Fpersonal-protective-equipment-ppe\u002F) |\n| **RPR** | [Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR) test](\u002Frapid-plasma-reagin-rpr-test-principle-procedure-and-interpretations\u002F) |\n| **TCBS** | [TCBS agar](\u002Ftcbs-agar\u002F) |\n| **TSA** | [Trypticase soy agar or tryptic soy agar](\u002Ftryptic-soy-agar-tsa-composition-preparation-uses\u002F) |\n| **TSI** | [Triple sugar iron agar](\u002Ftriple-sugar-iron-agar-tsi-principle-procedure-and-interpretation\u002F) |\n| **VDRL** | [Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test](\u002Fvenereal-disease-research-laboratory-vdrl-test\u002F) |\n| **VP** | [Voges-Proskauer 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