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Table 1 Pathogens detected by the mPCR device (according to the manufacturer)

From: Point-of-care multiplex PCR promises short turnaround times for microbial testing in hospital-acquired pneumonia – an observational pilot study in critical ill patients

Gram-positive

Gram-negative

Fungal pathogens

Streptoccocus pneumoniae

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Pneumocystis jirovecii

Staphylococcus aureus

Acinetobacter baumanii

 
 

Legionella pneumophilia

 
 

Moraxella catarrhalis

 
 

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

 
 

Enterobacter species

 
 

Escherichia coli

 
 

Klebsiella pneumoniae

 
 

Klebsiella oxytoca

 
 

Proteus species

 
 

Serratia marcescens

 
 

Morganella morganii

 
 

Haemophilus influenzae

 
 

Chlamydophila pneumoniae