AMR	antimicrobial resistance
BBB	blood–brain barrier
CFU/mL	colony-forming units per milliliter
CNS	central nervous system
DMSO	Dimethyl sulfoxide
femA	factor essential for methicillin resistance A gene
femB	factor essential for methicillin resistance B gene
femX	factor essential for methicillin resistance X gene
Fu	Fraction unbound
LDH	lactate dehydrogenase
MDR-SA	multidrug-resistant S. aureus
MIC	minimum inhibitory concentration
NS	no significance
OD	optical density
PBP2a	Penicillin-Binding Protein 2a
PBS	phosphate-buffered saline
PG	peptidoglycan
CA	Calcein AM
PI	propidium iodide
SAR	structure–activity relationship
SEM	scanning electron microscopy
±SEM	standard error of the mean
TSA	tryptone soy agar
WHO	World Health Organization