Table 1 Panel of the pathogens tested using multiplex 16 s rDNA PCR
Gram-negative bacteria Acinetobacter calcoaceticus—baumannii complex, Bacteroides fragilis, Enterobacterales, Enterobacter cloacae complex, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella aerogenes, Klebsiella oxytoca, Klebsiella pneumoniae group, Proteus spp., Salmonella, Serratia marcescens, Haemophilus influenzae, Neisseria meningitidis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia |
Gram-positive bacteria Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus faecium, Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus spp., Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus lugdunensis, Streptococcus spp., Streptococcus agalactiae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes |
Fungi Candida albicans, Candida auris, Candida glabrata, Candida krusei, Candida parapsilosis, Candida tropicalis, Cryptococcus neoformans/gattii |
Additional pathogens Campylobacter (jejuni, coli, and upsaliensis), Clostridium difficile (toxin A/B), Yersinia enterocolitica, Vibrio cholerae, V. parahaemolyticus, V. vulnificus, Shigella |