| Cq | Quantification cycle |
| CFU | Colony forming unit |
| EQUC | Expanded quantitative urine cultures |
| MHA | Mueller-Hinton agar |
| NAAT | Nucleic acid amplification tests |
| NGS | Next generation sequencing |
| qPCR | Quantitative PCR |
| SUC | Standard urine culture |
| TNTC | Too numerous to count |
| TSA | Tryptic soy agar |
| UTI | Urinary tract infection |