| C-M classification | Ciemy-Mader classification |
| G-A classification | Gustilo-Anderson classification |
| BM | bone marrow |
| SSI | surgical site infection |
| MTB | Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| CoNS | coagulase-negative Stap/rylococcus |
| GBS | Streptococcus, beta-hemolytic, Group B |
| C. albicans | Candida albicans |
| S. marcescens | Serratia marcescens |
| MRSA | methicillin-resistant Staplylococcus aures |
| MSSA | methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aures |
| CP | cerebral palsy |
| SAH | subarachnoid hemorrhage |
| TIDM | type 1 diabetes mellitus |
| Uba | ubacillin |
| VCM | vancomycin |
| Tobra | tobramycin |
| Flu | flumarin |
| AMK | amikacin |
| AUG | Augmentin |
| INAH | isoniazid |
| RIF | rifampicin |
| PZA | pyrazinamide |
| EMB | ethambutol |