Acronyms and abbreviations

3GCREC

Third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli

3GCRKP

Third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

AMR

Antimicrobial resistance

AUD

Australian Dollar

BAPCOC

Belgian Antimicrobial Policy Coordination Committee

BC

British Columbia

CAD

Canadian Dollar

CEASAR

Central Asian and Eastern European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDDEP

Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy

CRE

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae

CRKP

Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

CRP

C-reactive protein

CRPA

Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

DALY

Disability Adjusted Life Year

DDD

Defined daily dose

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid

EARS-Net

European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network

ECDC

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

EEA

European Economic Area

EFSA

European Food Safety Authority

EHD

Extra Hospital Days

EMA

European Medicines Agency

ESAC-Net

European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption Network

ESBL

Extended spectrum beta-lactamases

ESVAC

European Surveillance of Veterinary Antimicrobial Consumption

EU

European Union

EUR

Euro

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

FDA

US Food and Drug Administration

FREC

Fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli

G20

Group of 20

GBP

Great British Pounds

GDP

Gross domestic product

GLASS

Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System

Hib

Haemophilus influenzae type b

ICER

Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratio

IFPMA

International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations

INTERPOL

The International Criminal Police Organization

ISIC

International Standard Industrial Classification

LMIC

low and middle-income country

MRSA

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

NICE

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

OECD

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development

OIE

World Organization for Animal Health

PCV

Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine

PPP

Purchasing Power Parity

PRSP

Penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae

R&D

Research and development

RDT

Rapid Diagnostic Test

SDGs

Sustainable Development Goals

SPHeP-AMR

Strategic Public Health Planning for Antimicrobial Resistance

TB

Tuberculosis

TRNC

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

UK

United Kingdom

UN WPP

United Nations World Population Prospects

US

United States

USD

US Dollar

USD PPP

US Dollar purchasing power parity

UV

Ultraviolet

VRE

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium

WHO

World Health Organization

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