Abbreviations


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A

AMR

Antimicrobial resistance


API

Analytical Profile Index


AST

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing


ATCC

American Type Culture Collection


C

CLED

Cysteine-lactose-electrolyte-deficient (agar)


CSF

Cerebrospinal fluid


G

GLASS

Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System


H

HCAI

Healthcare associated infection


I

IV

Intravenous


K

KIA

Kligler’s Iron Agar


M

MDR

Multi-drug resistant


M-H

Mueller-Hinton (agar)


MNYC

Modified New York City (agar)


MRSA

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus


N

NCTC

National Collection of Type Cultures


NLF

Non-lactose fermenters


P

PCR

Polymerase Chain Reaction: a technique that measures copies of a specific DNA sequence in a mixture


Q

QC

Quality Control


S

SMI

Standards for Microbiology Investigations


SOP

Standard Operating Procedure


STI

Sexually transmitted infection


T

TB

Tuberculosis


U

UTI

Urinary tract infection


W

WHO

World Health Organization


X

XLD

Xylose Lysine Deoxycholate (agar)



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