| MDR | Multidrug-Resistant |
| ESBL | Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases |
| COSY | Correlation Spectroscopy |
| CPKP | Carbapenemase-Producing K. pneumoniae |
| CPS | Capsular Polysaccharide; K antigen |
| DEPT | Distortionless Enhancement by Polarization Transfer |
| HR-MAS | High Resolution-Magic Angle Spinning |
| HSQC | Heteronuclear Single Quantum Correlation |
| IS | Insertion Sequence |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MLST | Multi-locus Sequence Typing |
| NMR | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
| O-PS | O-specific Polysaccharide |
| PCR | Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| ST | Sequence Type |
| TOCSY | Total Correlation Spectroscopy |
| WGS | Whole-genome Sequencing |