| ARDS | Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
| ATS | American Thoracic Society |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CI | Confidence Interval |
| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus Disease 2019 |
| ECDC | European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control |
| ED | Emergency Department |
| EMR | Electronic Medical Record |
| hMPV | Human Metapneumovirus |
| HRV | Human Rhinovirus |
| ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
| IDSA | Infectious Diseases Society of America |
| IQR | Interquartile Range |
| LRTI | Lower Respiratory Tract Infection |
| OR | Odds Ratio |
| PCR | Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| PORT | Patient Outcomes Research Team |
| PSI | Pneumonia Severity Index |
| RSV | Respiratory Syncytial Virus |
| RTI | Respiratory Tract Infection |
| SARS-CoV-2 | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 |
| SD | Standard Deviation |
| URTI | Upper Respiratory Tract Infection |