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. 2026 Jun 18;15(6):621. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics15060621
aOR Adjusted odds ratio
AST Antimicrobial susceptibility testing
AUC Area under the curve
BSI Bloodstream infection
CI Confidence interval
CP-KP Carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae
CRE Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales
CRKP Carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae
CSKP Carbapenem-susceptible K. pneumoniae
ESBL Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase
EPV Events per variable
EUCAST European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
ICU Intensive care unit
IMP Imipenemase metallo-beta-lactamase
IQR Interquartile range
KPC K. pneumoniae carbapenemase
MBL Metallo-beta-lactamase
MDR Multidrug-resistant
MIC Minimum inhibitory concentration
NDM New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase
OR Odds ratio
OXA-48-like Oxacillinase-48-like carbapenemase
PCR Polymerase chain reaction
PK/PD Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic
qSOFA Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment
ROC Receiver operating characteristic
RR Risk ratio
SIR Susceptible/increased exposure/resistant interpretation
SOFA Sequential Organ Failure Assessment
TMP-SMX Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
UTI Urinary tract infection
VAP Ventilator-associated pneumonia
VIM Verona integron-encoded metallo-beta-lactamase
XDR Extensively drug-resistant