Table 1 Schematic distribution of microorganisms according to expected pathogenic potential
From: Clinical evaluation of commercial nucleic acid amplification tests in patients with suspected sepsis
True pathogens | Possible pathogens |
|---|---|
Bacteroides fragilis group | Aerococcus spp. |
Candida spp. | Anaerobic Gram positive cocci |
Clostridium spp. other than C. perfringens | Lactobacillus spp. |
Enterobacteriaceae spp. | Non-fermenting Gram negative rods |
Enterococcus spp. | Viridans group streptococci |
Former Streptococcus bovis group | |
Fusobacterium spp. | |
Haemophilus spp. | Commensals (common contaminants) |
aHACEK group | |
Listeria spp. | Bacillus spp. |
Mycobacterium spp. | Coagulase-negative staphylococci |
Neisseria spp. | Corynebacterium spp. |
Pasteurella spp. | Propionibacterium spp. |
Porphyromonas spp. | |
Prevotella spp. | |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | |
Staphylococcus aureus | |
Staphylococcus lugdunensis | |
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | |
Streptococcus anginosus group | |
Streptococcus group A, B, C, G | |
Streptococcus pneumoniae |