ACRONYMS
AgNP Silver nanoparticle
AGP Antimicrobial growth promoter
API Active pharmaceutical ingredient
ARB Antibiotic-resistant bacteria
ARPA-E Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
ASD Autism spectrum disorder
C. difficile Clostridium difficile
CAFO Concentrated animal feeding operations
CA-MRSA Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
DDD Defined daily dose
DES Diethylstilbestrol
EARSS European antimicrobial resistance surveillance system
EI Emerging infection
EID Emerging infectious disease
ERA Environmental risk assessment
ESBL Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase
FMT Fecal microbiota transplantation
GERD Gastro esophageal reflux disease
GISP Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project
HPV Human papilloma virus
HACCP Hazard analysis and critical control point
HA-MRSA Hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
HPC Heterotrophic plate count
IBD Inflammatory bowel disease