| IE | Infective endocarditis |
| IV | Intravenous |
| POAT | Partial oral antibiotic therapy |
| POET | Partial Oral Treatment of Endocarditis |
| SPILF | Société de Pathologie Infectieuse de Langue Française (https://www.infectiologie.com/) |
| AEPEI | Association pour l’Étude et la Prévention de l’Endocardite Infectieuse |
| CIED | Cardiac implantable electronic device |
| ESC | European Society of Cardiology |
| AHA | American Heart Association |
| TMP-SMX | Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole |
| MSSA | Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus |
| MRSA | Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| MIC | Minimum inhibitory concentration |
| PWID | People who inject drugs |
| CoNS | Coagulase-negative staphylococci |
| NVE | Native valve endocarditis |
| PVE | Prosthetic valve endocarditis |
| TTE | Transthoracic echocardiography |
| TEE | Transesophageal echocardiography |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |