| ABHS | Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers |
| AHHMS | Automated Hand Hygiene Monitoring System |
| AI | Artificial Intelligence |
| AMSS | Antimicrobial Surveillance and Stewardship |
| ASP | Antimicrobial Stewardship Program |
| ATP | Adenosine Triphosphate |
| ATS | American Thoracic Society |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| EHHMS | Electronic Hand Hygiene Monitoring System |
| ESBL | Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase |
| GNB | Gram-Negative Bacteria |
| HAC | Healthcare-Acquired Colonization |
| HAI | Healthcare-Associated Infection |
| HCP | Healthcare Personnel |
| HEH | Healthcare Environmental Hygiene |
| HEPA | High-Efficiency Particulate Absorption |
| ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
| IDSA | Infectious Diseases Society of America |
| MD | Model |
| MDR | Multidrug-Resistant |
| MDRO | Multidrug-Resistant Organism |
| MRSA | Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| NICU | Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
| PPE | Personal Protective Equipment |
| SHEA | Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America |
| UV | Ultraviolet |
| VRE | Vancomycin-Resistant enterococci |
| WHO | World Health Organization |