AST	Antimicrobial susceptibility testing
C.	Corynebacterium
CAVD	Custom-made chromogenic medium based on the Mueller Hinton II agar
CFU	Colony-forming units
E.	Escherichia
FLEX	Flexicult Vet Scandinavia
IRR	Inter-rater reliability
LFCA	Liofilchem Chromatic MH
MALDI-TOF	Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight
MIC	Minimal inhibitory concentration
MRSA	Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
MRSP	Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius
P.	Pseudomonas
POC	Point-of-care tests
S.	Staphylococcus, or Streptococcus for S. canis
UTI	Urinary tract infections