POC	Point-of-Care
ASSURED	Affordable, Sensitive, Specific, User-friendly, Rapid and Robust, Equipment-free, and Deliverable to end-users
WHO	World Health Organization
PCR	Polymerase Chain Reaction
RT-PCR	Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
LAMP	Loop-mediated isothermal amplification
NASBA	Nucleic acid sequence-based amplification
TMA	Transcription-mediated amplification
NAT	Nucleic acid testing
NGS	Next-generation sequencing
mNGS	Metagenomic Next-generation sequencing
SNPs	Single nucleotide polymorphisms
CSF	Cerebrospinal fluid
IBMA	Isolate-based mixture assessment
HPLC	High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
QCM	Quartz crystal microbalance
SAW	Surface acoustic wave
ELISA	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
SPR	Surface plasmon resonance
EIS	Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
WGM	Whispering Gallery Mode
TIR	Total Internal Reflection
LFIA	Lateral Flow Immunoassay
RPA	Isothermal recombinase polymerase amplification
EHEC	Enterohemorrhagic E. coli
HRP	Horseradish peroxidase
AST	Antibiotic susceptibility testing
MIC	Minimum inhibitory concentration
ESBL	Extended-spectrum β-lactamase
CRE	Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae
VRE	Vancomycin-resistant enterococci