| AST | antimicrobial susceptibility testing |
| BAL | bronchoalveolar lavage |
| BCID | blood culture identification |
| BDG | 1,3-B-D-glucan |
| CAGTA | Candida albicans germ tube antibody assay |
| CFU | colony forming unit |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| EAPCRI | European Aspergillus PCR Initiative |
| EIA/ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| ELISpot | enzyme-linked immunospot |
| EORTC/MSG | European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer/Mycoses Study Group |
| ESI-MS | electrospray-ionization mass spectrometry |
| FC | ferricrocin |
| FISH | fluorescence in situ hybridization |
| FNA | fine-needle aspiration |
| FT-IR | Fourier transform infrared |
| GM | galactomannan |
| HCT | hematopoietic cell transplantation |
| HRMA | high-resolution melt analysis |
| IA | invasive aspergillosis |
| IFD | invasive fungal disease |
| IMI | invasive mold infections |
| IPA | invasive pulmonary aspergillosis |
| ITS1 and 2 | internal transcribed spacer 1 and 2 |
| LAMP | loop-mediated isothermal amplification |
| LFD | lateral flow device |
| MALDI-TOF MS | matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry |
| MPCC | minimal profile change concentration |
| NASBA | nucleic acid sequence-based amplification; |
| NGS | next-generation sequencing |
| ODI | optical density index |
| PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| PNA-FISH | peptide nucleic acid fluorescence in situ hybridization |
| POC | point of care |
| qPCR | quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| RCA | rolling circle amplification |
| REIMS | rapid evaporative ionization mass spectrometry |
| RS | Raman spectroscopy |
| SERPA | serological proteome analysis |
| SERS | surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy |
| SPECT | single-photon emission computerized tomography |
| SST-REX | signal sequence trap by retrovirus-mediated expression |
| TAFC | Triacetylfusarinine C |
| TAT | turnaround time |
| VOC | volatile organic compound |
| WGS | whole-genome sequencing |