APACHE	Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation
ARF	Acute respiratory failure
ARDS	Acute respiratory distress syndrome
BSI	Bloodstream infection
CAUTI	Catheter-associated infection
CDI	Clostridioides difficile infection
CI	Confidence interval
COPD	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
COVID-19	Coronavirus disease 2019
CPE	Carbapenemase-producing enterobacteria
ECMO	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
ESBL	Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase
ETT	Endotracheal tube
HAP	Hospital-acquired pneumonia
ICU	Intensive care unit
ICU-AI	Intensive care unit-associated infection
IQR	Interquartile range
IMV	Invasive mechanical ventilation
MODS	Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
NIV	Noninvasive mechanical ventilation
MCCH	Mures Clinical County Hospital
MDR	Multidrug-resistant
MRSA	Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
MLSBi	MRSA with inducible resistance to macrolides
MSSA	Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus
OR	Odds ratio
ROC	Receiver operating characteristic
RT-PCR	Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction
SARS-CoV-2	Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
SD	Standard deviation
SOFA	Sequential Organ Failure Assessment
TS	Tracheostomy
UTI	Urinary tract infection
VAP	Ventilator-associated pneumonia
VRE	Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus