Pseudomonas spp. (incl. P. aeruginosa) Vaginal swab Always report: Report heavy mixed growths of coliforms as growth of “heavy Beta-haemolytic streptococci (Grp A/C/G) coliforms” (do not ID or do Burkholderia pseudomallei antimicrobial susceptibilities) Haemophilus ducreyi Neisseria gonorrhoeae Yeasts (report as “yeasts”) Only report if pure and / or heavy: Coliforms (e.g. K. pneumoniae / E. coli) Staphylococcus aureus Upper respiratory organisms (e.g. H. influenzae, M. catarrhalis, S. pneumoniae) Only report if request form states “pregnant”: Beta-haemolytic streptococci (Group B)
Pseudomonas spp. (incl. P. aeruginosa) Vaginal swab Always report: Beta-haemolytic streptococci (Grp A/C/G) Burkholderia pseudomallei Haemophilus ducreyi Neisseria gonorrhoeae Yeasts (report as “yeasts”) Only report if pure and / or heavy: Coliforms (e.g. K. pneumoniae / E. coli) Staphylococcus aureus Upper respiratory organisms (e.g. H. influenzae, M. catarrhalis, S. pneumoniae) Only report if request form states “pregnant”: Beta-haemolytic streptococci (Group B) Report heavy mixed growths of coliforms as “heavy growth of coliforms” (do not ID or do antimicrobial susceptibilities)
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