EI	extended infusion
CI	continuous infusion
STI	short-term intravenous infusion
RCTs	randomized controlled trials
PK	pharmacokinetic
PPK	population pharmacokinetic
PD	pharmacodynamic
MER	meropenem
MDR	multi-drug resistant
MIC	minimum inhibitory concentration
%fT > MIC	the time at which free concentrations remain above the minimum inhibitory concentration
GRADE	grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach
LOS	late-onset sepsis
AEs	adverse events
PTA	probability of target attainment
CFR	cumulative fraction of response
PRISMA	the preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analyses
AMSTAR	a measurement tool to assess systematic reviews