Table 2 Overview of microbiology tests and test results
From: Use of microbiology tests in the era of increasing AMR rates– a multicentre hospital cohort study
Microbiology tests | |
Respiratory tests | Respiratory cultures Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests for viral and bacterial respiratory pathogens Urinary pneumococcal antigen tests |
Skin and soft tissue cultures | Wound-, pus-, breastmilk- and/or tissue cultures |
Blood cultures | |
Urine cultures | |
Test results | |
Positive findings | Potential pathogen identified |
a) Causative findings | Positive test results identifying causative pathogen |
b) Non-causative findings | Positive test results reported as “contaminants”, “normal flora” or “mixed flora” |
Negative findings | No pathogen identified |