| AMDs | Antimicrobial Drugs |
| AMR | Antimicrobial Resistance |
| AMU | Antimicrobial Use |
| APEC | Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli |
| ARs | Antimicrobial Residues |
| ARGs | Antimicrobial Resistance Genes |
| AST | Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing |
| BHI | Brain Heart Infusion |
| CHROMagar ESBL | Chromogenic Agar for Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases |
| CHROMagar MRSA | Chromogenic Agar for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| CLSI | Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute |
| CRB | Cephalosporin-Resistant Bacteria |
| DD | Disk Diffusion |
| DIN | Deutsches Institut für Normung (German Institute for Standardization) |
| DWDSs | Drinking Water Distribution Systems |
| EMB | Eosin Methylene Blue |
| IMViC | Indole, Methyl Red, Voges-Proskauer, Citrate |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| MARI | Multiple Antibiotic Resistance Index |
| MIC | Minimum Inhibitory Concentration |
| MRSA | Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| PICo | Population, Interest, Context |
| PRISMA-ScR | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews |
| PVC | Polyvinyl Chloride |
| SWOT | Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats |
| SYREAF | Systematic Reviews for Animals and Food |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WoS | Web of Science |
| WGS | Whole Genome Sequencing |