| BSI | Bloodstream infection |
| SSTI | Skin/soft tissue infection |
| SNP | Single-nucleotide polymorphism |
| CRAB | Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii |
| PBP | Penicillin-binding protein |
| IC2 | International Clone 2 |
| GC | Global Clonal |
| GC2 | Global Clonal Group 2 |
| HGT | Horizontal gene transfer |
| ESBL | Extended-spectrum β-lactamase |
| VAGs | Virulence-associated genes |
| ARGs | Antimicrobial resistance genes |
| PMGs | Plasmid marker genes |
| CC | Clonal complex |
| MST | Minimum spanning tree |
| CCI | Commodity Channel Index |
| APACHE II | Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II |
| IQR | Interquartile range |
| IS | Insertion sequence |
| WGS | Whole-genome sequencing |
| MLST | Multilocus sequence typing |