| 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 |