| AMR | Antimicrobial resistance |
| MDR | Multi-drug-resistant |
| VRE | Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci |
| CRAB | Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii |
| CRE | Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriales |
| ESBL | Extended-spectrum β-lactamase |
| MRSA | Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| XDR | Extensively drug-resistant |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| ECDC | European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control |
| CDC | Centres for Disease Prevention and Control |
| LMICs | Low- and middle-income countries |
| ESKAPEE | E. faecium, S. aureus, K. pneumoniae, A. baumannii, P. aeruginosa, Enterobacter species, and E. coli |
| SCCmec | Staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec |
| EGCG | Epigallocatechin gallate |
| PBP2a | Modified penicillin-binding protein |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RNS | Reactive nitrogen species |
| AHL | Autoinducers of N-acyl-homoserine lactone |
| QS | Quorum sensing |
| SAM | S-adenosyl methionine |
| ACP | Acyl carrier protein |