BGE	background electrolyte
C4D	non-contact conductivity detection
CAD	charged aerosol detector
CITP	capillary isotachophoresis
Co	cobalt
CZE	capillary zone electrophoresis
DAD	diode-array detector
ECD	electrochemical detection
ELISA	enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
ELSD	evaporative light scattering detector
ESBL	extended-spectrum beta-lactamases
ESI	electrospray ionization
FISH	fluorescent in situ hybridization
FL	fluorescence detector
FMOC-Cl	9-fluorenylmethyl chloroformate
FPIA	fluorescence polarization immunoassay
FTIR	Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy
GC	gas chromatography
HILIC	hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography
HPLC	high-performance liquid chromatography
LC	liquid chromatography
LIF	laser-induced fluorescence
LLE	liquid-liquid extraction
LTA	lipoteichoic acid molecules
MALDI	matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization
MBC	minimum bactericidal concentration
MECK	micellar capillary electrokinetic chromatography
MEPS	microextraction by packed sorbent
MIC	minimum inhibit concentration
MRSA	methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
MS	mass spectrometry detector
NACK	capillary non-aqueous electrophoresis
NMR	nuclear magnetic resonance
PBP	penicillin binding protein
PCR	polymerase chain reaction
PDA	photodiode array detector
PGD	potential gradient detection
qQq	triple quadrupole mass spectrometer
Rf	retention factor
SPE	solid phase extraction
TBA	Tris-boran-EDTA
TDM	therapeutic drug monitoring
TEA	trietyloamina
TiN	titanium nitride
TiO2	titanium dioxide
TLC	thin-layer liquid chromatography
TOF	time-of-flight
UHPLC	ultra-high performance liquid chromatography
UPLC	ultra-performance liquid chromatography
UV	ultraviolet
VAP	ventilator-associated pneumonia
VRE	vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus
WHO	World Health Organization