| CKD | chronic kidney disease |
| EI | electron impact ionization |
| ESBL | extended-spectrum beta-lactamase |
| FDA | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| GC-MS | gas chromatography-mass spectrometry |
| GC-MS/MOS | gas chromatography-mass spectrometry/metal oxide sensor |
| GC-MS/MS | gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry |
| GC-TOFMS | gas chromatography-time of flight mass spectrometry |
| GC × GC-TOFMS | two-dimensional gas chromatograph-time of flight mass spectrometry |
| HS | headspace |
| HRMS | high resolution mass spectrometry |
| IBD | inflammatory bowel disease |
| IBS | irritable bowel syndrome |
| LC | liquid chromatography |
| LLE | liquid-liquid extraction |
| LOD | limit of detection |
| LPME | liquid phase microextraction |
| MALDI | matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization |
| MOS | metal oxide sensor |
| MS | mass spectrometry |
| m/z | mass to charge ratio |
| NIST | The National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| ppb | part per billion |
| ppqv | part per quadrillion per volume |
| pptv | parts per trillion by volume |
| PTR-MS | proton transfer reaction-mass spectrometry |
| PTR-TOFMS | Proton transfer reaction-time of flight mass spectrometry |
| ROC | receiver operating characteristic |
| SBSE | stir bar sorptive extraction |
| SDME | single-drop microextraction SPDE: solid-phase dynamic extraction |
| SESI-MS | secondary electrospray ionization—mass spectrometry |
| SIFT-MS | selected ion flow tube-mass spectrometry |
| SPME | solid-phase microextraction |
| TD | thermal desorption |
| VASE | vacuum-assisted sorbent extraction |
| VCs | volatile compounds |