ABs	Antibiotics
AMR	Antimicrobial resistance
ARG	Antibiotic resistant genes
ATP	Adenosine triphosphate
CRHP	Clarithromycin-resistant H. pylori
CRNG	Cephalosporin-resistant N. gonorrhoeae
EOs	Essential oils
ESBL	Extended spectrum beta-lactamase
ESKAPE	E. faecium, S. aureus, K. pneumoniae, A. baumanni, P. aeruginosa and E. cloacae
EU	European Union
FIC	Fractional inhibitory concentration
FRNG	Fluoroquinolone-resistant N. gonorrhoeae
FRS	Fluoroquinolone-resistant Salmonellae spp.
GLASS	Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System
HPP	High priority pathogen
IC50	Half-maximal inhibitory concentration
iNTS	Invasive nontyphoidal salmonellosis
KPC	K. Pneumoniae carbapenemase
MBC	Minimum bactericidal concentration
MBEC50%	Minimum biofilm inhibitory concentration
MDR	Multidrug resistant
MIC	Minimum inhibitory concentration
MRSA	Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
MSSA	Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus
niNTS	Non-invasive non-typhoidal salmonellosis
NTS	Nontyphoidal salmonellosis
PDR	Pandrug-resistant
PMQR	Plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance
PPI	Proton-pump inhibitor
RNA	Ribonucleic acid
QRDR	Quinolone resistance-determining region
VISA	Vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus
VREF	Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium
VSEF	Vancomycin-sensitive Enterococcus faecium
VRSA	Vancomycin-resistant S. aureus
WHO	World Health Organization
XDR	Extensively drug-resistant
ZOI	Zone of inhibition