| AMR | Antimicrobial resistance |
| CLSI | Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute |
| DTR | Difficult-to-Treat Resistant |
| EARS-NET | European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network |
| ESAC-NET | European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption Network |
| EUCAST | European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing |
| JANIS | Japan Nosocomial Infections Surveillance |
| MDR | Multi-Drug Resistant |
| MIC | Minimum Inhibitory Concentration |
| PDR | Pan Drug Resistant |
| UN | United Nations |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| XDR | Extensively Drug Resistant |
| %RIS | Percentage of Resistant, Intermediate and Susceptible |