CHF	Chronic Heart Failure
CKD	Chronic Kidney Diseases
CLD	Chronic Liver Disease
CPOD	Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
CRP	C-reactive protein
DM	Diabetes mellitus
ESBL	Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase
EUCAST	European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
HIV	Human immunodeficiency virus
ICU	Intensive care unit
IL-1β	Interleukin-1 beta
IL-6	Interleukin-6
IQR	Interquartile range
KPC	Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase
Ly	Lymphocytes
MALDI-TOF	Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization—Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry
MRSA	Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
NDM	New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase
NEU, Ne	Neutrophils
NLR	Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio
OXA-48	Oxacillinase 48
PCT	Procalcitonin
RT-PCR	Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction
SD	Standard deviation
SIRS	Systemic inflammatory response syndrome
SOFA	Sequential Organ Failure Assessment
T0,1,2	Time 0,1,2
TB	Tuberculosis
TMP/SMX	Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor-alpha
VRE	Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci
WBC	White blood cell count
yrs	years