AAPMC = Antibiotic associated pseudomembranous colitis
ABW = Actual body weight
AG = Aminoglycosides
ARF = Acute renal failure
AUC = Area under the antibiotic concentration curve
BLIC = Beta lactam inhibitor combination
CLcr or CrCl = Creatinine clearance
CNS = Central nervous system
CRF = Chronic renal failure
CSF = Cerebral spinal fluid
DW = Dosing weight
GNB = Gram negative bacilli
HIV = Human Immunodeficiency Virus
LBW = Lean body weight
LRTI = Lower respiratory tract infection
MAC = Mycobacterium avium complex
MBC = Minimum bactericidal concentration
MIC = Minimum inhibitory concentration
MOA = Mechanism of action
MRSA = Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
MRSE = Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis
PAE = Post antibiotic effect
PCN = Penicillin
PK = Pharmacokinetics
PMN = Polymononuclear cell
SBE = Subacute bacterial endocarditis
SBT = Serum bactericidal titer
SDD = Single daily dosing
SE = Side effects
SIT = Serum inhibitory titers
STD = Sexually transmitted diseases
TB = Tuberculosis
TMP/SMX = Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim/Septra)
UA = Urinary analysis
UO = Urinary output
UTI = Urinary tract infections
URTI = Upper respiratory tract infection
VRE = Vancomycin resistant Enterococcus
WBC = White blood cell(s)