| AKI | Acute kidney injury |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| CL | Clearance |
| CoNS | Coagulase-negative Staphylococci |
| Cpred or PRED | Predicted concentrations |
| Cobs or DV | Observed concentrations |
| GA | Gestational age |
| IQR | Interquartile range |
| ME | Mean prediction error |
| MIPD | Model-informed precision dosing |
| MRSA | methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| n | Number of neonates in a subgroup |
| N | Total number of neonates in study cohort |
| NICU | Neonatal intensive care unit |
| OR | Odds ratio |
| PE | Prediction error or residual |
| PK | Pharmacokinetic |
| popPK | Population pharmacokinetic |
| PMA | Postmenstrual age |
| PNA | Postnatal age |
| Rel MdE | Relative median prediction error |
| Rel ME | Relative mean prediction error |
| RMSE | Root mean squared error |
| SCr | Serum Creatinine |
| SNAPPE-II | Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology II |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| TDM | Therapeutic drug monitoring |
| V | Volume of distribution |
| WT | Weight |