ABC	ATP-binding cassette
AHL	Acyl-homoserine lactone
AME	Aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes
AMR	Antimicrobial resistance
BLIC	β-lactamase inhibitor combination
BSI	Bloodstream infection
CLSI	Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
CNS	Central nervous system
CR	Carbapenem-resistant
CU	Chaperone–usher
ECDC	European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
EPS	Extracellular polymeric substance
ESBL	Extended-spectrum β-lactamase
ESCMID	European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
EUCAST	European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
HAI	Healthcare-associated infection
ICU	Intensive care unit
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
MALDI-TOF MS	Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry
MATE	Multidrug and toxic compound extrusion
MBL	Metallo-β-lactamase
MDR	Multidrug resistant
MFS	Major facilitator superfamily
MIC	Minimum inhibitory concentration
MLST	Multilocus sequence typing
NICU	Neonatal intensive care units
OMP	Outer membrane protein
PAS	Phage–antibiotic synergy
PDR	Pan-drug-resistant
PFGE	Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis
PK/PD	Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic
QRDR	Quinolone resistance-determining region
QS	Quorum sensing
RND	Resistance–nodulation–division
SMR	Small multidrug resistance
SNP	Single-nucleotide polymorphism
SSI	Surgical site infections
T10SS	The type X secretion system
T1SS	The type I secretion system
T2SS	The type II secretion system
T3SS	The type III secretion system
T5SS	The type V secretion system
T6SS	The type VI secretion system
T8SS	The type VIII secretion system
US	United States
UTI	Urinary tract infection
WGS	Whole-genome sequencing
XDR	Extensively drug resistant