BACTEC	Bacterial detection
BD	Becton, Dickinson and company
CCI	Charlson Comorbidity Index
CLSI	Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
COPD	Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
CRE	Carbapenem-resistance Enterobacterales
CTX-M	Cefotaximase-Munich
CUP	Chaperone-usher pathway
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
dNTPs	Deoxyribonucleotide Triphosphates
E. coli	Escherichia coli
EDTA	Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid
ESBL	Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase
ExPEC	Extra-intestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli
HAIs	Healthcare-associated infections
ICU	Intensive Care Unit
IQR	Interquartile range
ITD	Institute of Tropical Disease
LOS	Length of stay
NMIC	Negative Microbial Identification Card
OXA	Oxacillinase
PBS	Pitt bacteremia score
PCR	Polymerase chain reaction
RPA	Recombinase Polymerase Amplification
SHV	Sulfhydryl variable
SOFA	Sequential organ failure assessment
SSTI	Skin and soft-tissue infection
TEM	Temoniera
TSB	Tryptic soy broth
UPEC	Uropathogenic Escherichia coli
UTI	Urinary-tract infection
VF	Virulence factor