Acronyms

CAPRISA

Center for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa

DAIDS

Division of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

DMID

Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

FDA

Food and Drug Administration

FHC

Female Health Company

FHI

Family Health International

GLP

Good Laboratory Practice

GMP

Good Manufacturing Practice

ICMR

India Council of Medical Research

IPM

International Partnership for Microbicides

MTN

Microbicide Trials Network

NIAID

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

NICHD

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

NIH

National Institute of Health

PMPA

9-[(R)-2(phosphonomethoxy)propyl]adenine

RHRU

Reproductive Health Research Unit

SIDA

Swedish International Development and Cooperation Agency

TRF

Talwar Research Foundation

UCSF

University of California, San Francisco

USAID

United States Agency for International Development