Abbreviations and acronyms

AASLD	American Association for the Study	HIV	Human immunodeficiency virus
	of LiverDisease	INR	International normalized ratio
ACEI	Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor(s)	IVDU	Intravenous drug user
ADA	American Diabetes Association	KDIGO	Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes
ALT	Alanine aminotransferase	KDOQI	Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative
ARB	Angiotensin receptor blocker(s)	MGN	Membranous glomerulonephritis
AST	Aspartate aminotransferase	MPGN	Membranoproliferative
AUC	Area under the curve	NAT	Nucleic acid test(ing)
CARI	Caring for Australians with Renal Impairment	NHANES III	Third National Health and Nutrition Survey
CDC	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	NIH	National Institutes of Health
CKD	Chronic kidney disease	NODAT	New-onset diabetes after transplantation
CSN	Canadian Society of Nephrology	PCR	Polymerase chain reaction
DOPPS	Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study	RCT	Randomized controlled trial
EBPG	European Best Practice Guidelines	ROC	Receiver operating characteristics
EDTA	Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid	RR	Relative risk
EIA	Enzyme immunoassay	SVR	Sustained virologic response
GFR	Glomerular filtration rate	SQ	Subcutaneous(ly)
GN	Glomerulonephritis	TLR-3	TOLL-like receptor 3
GRADE	Grades of Recommendation, Assessment,	TMA	Transcription-mediated amplification
	Development and Evaluation	UK-RA	United Kingdom Renal Association
HBV	Hepatitis B virus	USRDS	United States Renal Data System
HCV	Hepatitis C virus	WHO	World Health Organization

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