| AHA | American Heart Association |
| CT | Computed tomography |
| IDSA | Infectious Diseases Society of America |
| IE | Infective endocarditis |
| IVDU | Intravenous drug use |
| MRSA | Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| MSSA | Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus |
| PET | Positron emission tomography |
| POSITIVE | Prediction Of Staphylococcus aureus Infective endocarditis Time to positivity, IV drug use, Vascular phenomena, preExisting heart condition |
| PREDICT | Predicting Risk of Endocarditis Using a Clinical Tool |
| SAB | Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia |
| SABSI | Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection |
| TEE | Transesophageal echocardiograph |
| TTE | Transthoracic echocardiograph |