| MDR | multidrug resistance |
| MRSA | Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| CDC | Center for Disease Control and Prevention |
| GLASS | global antimicrobial surveillance system |
| CAGR | compound annual growth rate |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| TLC | thin-layer chromatography |
| Rt | retention time |
| Rf | retention factor |
| MIC | minimum inhibitory concentration |
| MFC | minimum fungicidal concentration |
| MBC | minimum bactericidal concentration |
| TTC | 2,3,5-Triphenyl tertrazolium chloride |