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AST A microbiological test to determine whether bacteria are susceptible or resistant to an antibiotic.
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ECOFF An agreed concentration of antibiotic that defines a wild type microorganism. The ECOFF reflects the ability to detect resistance mechanisms that may or may not be clinically significant in a susceptibility test.
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ESBL Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase |
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FAO Food and Agriculture Organization for the United Nations |
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GLASS Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System |
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HCAI Healthcare associated infection |
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IMP Imipenemase metallo-beta-lactamase |
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KPC Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase |
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LA-MRSA Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
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MRSA Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
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NDM New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase |
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OIE World Organization for Animal Health |
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PBP Bacterial membrane proteins that have an important role in cell wall synthesis. They are a specific target of beta-lactamases.
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STI Sexually transmitted infection |
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VIM Verona integron-encoded metallo-beta-lactamase |
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VISA Vancomycin-intermediate resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Strains of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria that have intermediate resistance to the antimicrobial vancomycin. |
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VRE Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci. Strains of Enterococci that resist treatment with the antimicrobial vancomycin. |
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VRSA Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
Strains of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria that resist treatment with the antimicrobial vancomycin. |
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WHO World Health Organization |
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