| AKI | acute kidney injury |
| ARC | augmented renal clearance |
| AUC | area under the concentration time curve |
| BLBLI | β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitors |
| BLI | β-lactamase inhibitors |
| BMI | body mass index |
| CAZ/AVI | ceftazidime/avibactam |
| CFR | cumulative fraction of response |
| CFU | colony-forming units |
| C.I | continuous infusion |
| CL | clearance |
| Cmax | maximum concentration |
| Cmin | minimal concentration |
| CrCL | creatinine clearance |
| CRRT | continuous renal replacement therapy |
| CT | threshold of concentration |
| C/T | ceftolozane/tazobactam |
| CVVH | continuous venovenous hemofiltration |
| CVVHD | continuous venovenous hemodialysis |
| CVVHDF | continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration |
| ECMO | extracorporeal membrane oxygenation |
| E.I | extended infusion |
| g | gram |
| h | hour |
| ICUs | intensive care units |
| IMI/REL | imipenem/relebactam |
| LD | loading dose |
| MDR | multidrug-resistant |
| MEV | meropenem/vaborbactam |
| MIC | minimum inhibitory concentration |
| MRSE | methicillin-resistant S. epidermidis |
| PICO | population, intervention, comparator, outcome |
| PIRRT | prolonged intermittent renal replacement therapy |
| PK/PD | pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic |
| PsA | Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| PTA | probability of target attainment |
| Qxh | every x hours |
| RRT | renal replacement therapy |
| TDM | therapeutic drug monitoring |
| VA-ECMO | venoarterial ECMO |
| Vd | volume of distribution |
| VV-ECMO | venovenous ECMO |
| %ƒT > MIC | percentage of free drug concentration above MIC |