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. 2026 May 9;18(3):44. doi: 10.3390/idr18030044
BSI Bloodstream Infection
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CRAB Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
CRE Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales
ESBL Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase
ESBL-E Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-producing Enterobacterales
ESCMID European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
HSCT Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
ICU Intensive Care Unit
IPC Infection Prevention and Control
MDR Multidrug-Resistant
MDROs Multidrug-Resistant Organisms
MRSA Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
PPE Personal Protective Equipment
R0 Basic Reproduction Number
RCT Randomized Controlled Trial
SHEA Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
SOT Solid Organ Transplant
VRE Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus
WHO World Health Organization