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Abscess
Abscess, superficial
Acanthamoeba species
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Contact lens
Contact lens fluid/solution
Eye, cornea/corneal ulcer
Eye, vitreous fluid
Tissue/biopsy - brain
Tissue/biopsy - eye
Acanthamoebae
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Contact lens
Contact lens fluid/solution
Eye, cornea/corneal ulcer
Eye, vitreous fluid
Tissue/biopsy - brain
Tissue/biopsy - eye
Acid fast bacilli (AFB)
Actinomyces species
Intrauterine device (IUD)
Acute exacerbation of COPD
Bronchial
Bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL)
Bronchial brush
Bronchial wash (BW)
Bronchus swab - transplant
Sputum
Throat swab - cystic fibrosis
Tracheal aspirate
Acute nectrotizing ulcerative gingivitis
Gingiva
Mouth
Throat
Tongue
Acute pharyngitis screen (culture)
Throat
Acute pharyngitis screen (NAAT)
Throat
Adenovirus
Adenovirus infection
Adiaspiromycosis (fungal infection)
Bronchial wash (BW)
Sputum
Aerobic gram negative bacilli
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
External ventricular drainage - EVD (CSF)
Lumbar puncture
Shunt (CSF)
Shunt, ventriculoatrial - VP (CSF)
Aeromonas species (caviae, hyrophila, veronii b. sorbia)
Rectal
African Trypanosomiasis
American Trypanosomiasis
Amoeba (other free leaving amoebae)
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Contact lens
Contact lens fluid/solution
Eye, cornea/corneal ulcer
Eye, vitreous fluid
Tissue/biopsy - brain
Tissue/biopsy - eye
Amoeba keratitis
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Contact lens
Contact lens fluid/solution
Eye, cornea/corneal ulcer
Eye, vitreous fluid
Tissue/biopsy - brain
Tissue/biopsy - eye
Amoebic encephalitis
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Contact lens
Contact lens fluid/solution
Eye, cornea/corneal ulcer
Eye, vitreous fluid
Tissue/biopsy - brain
Tissue/biopsy - eye
Amoebic hepatitis
Ancylostoma duodenale (ancylostomiasis, hookworm)
Angiostrongylus species (angiostrongyliasis, eosinophilic meningitis)
Anisakis simplex (anisakiasis)
Anthrax
Antifungal levels
Arbovirus infection
Arcanobacterium haemolyticum
Throat
Arcanobacterium haemolyticum.
Throat
Ascaris lumbricoides
Aseptic meningitis
Aspergillosis.
Bronchial wash (BW)
Sputum
Aspergillus (Aspergillosis)
Brain, ventricle
Bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL)
Bronchial wash (BW)
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) reservoir
Epidural/intrathecal catheter
External ventricular drainage - EVD (CSF)
Lumbar puncture
Shunt (CSF)
Shunt, ventriculoatrial - VP (CSF)
Shunt, ventriculoperitoneal - VA (CSF)
Aspergillus antigen detection
Astrovirus infection
B virus infection
Babesia microti
Babesia species (Babesiosis)
Bacillus anthracis
Bacillus cereus (food poisoning)
Bacteremia
Blood, arterial
Blood, central line
Blood, ECMO
Blood, peripheral
Blood, umbilical cord
Blood, venipuncture.
Bacterial
Blood, arterial
Blood, central line
Blood, ECMO
Blood, peripheral
Blood, umbilical cord
Blood, venipuncture.
Bacterial agents of congenital infection
Bacterial conjunctivitis
Eye
Eye, conjunctiva
Eye, conjunctival swab
Bacterial vaginosis (BV)
Vagina
Balamuthic mandrillaris (amoebic encephalitis)
Balanitis
Multiple body sites
Balantidium coli (Balantidiasis)
Bartonella species
Baylisacaris procyonis (Baylisascariasis)
Bed bugs
Beta - hemolytic streptococci (A, C, G)
Throat
Beta - hemolytic streptococcus spp, other
Perianal
Rectal
Bilharziasis
Urine
BK virus
Blastocystis hominis
Blastomyces
Bone marrow
Bone marrow aspirate
Bone marrow biopsy
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
External ventricular drainage - EVD (CSF)
Lumbar puncture
Shunt (CSF)
Shunt, ventriculoatrial - VP (CSF)
Blastomyces dermatitidis (Blastomcosis)
Auger suction
Brain, ventricle
Bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL)
Bronchial wash (BW)
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) reservoir
Endotracheal tube aspirate (ETA)
Epidural/intrathecal catheter
Lumbar puncture
Shunt, ventriculoatrial - VP (CSF)
Shunt, ventriculoperitoneal - VA (CSF)
Sputum, expectorated
Sputum, induced
Tracheostomy tube aspirate
Blastomycosis
Bone marrow
Bone marrow aspirate
Bone marrow biopsy
Brain, ventricle
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) reservoir
Epidural/intrathecal catheter
Lumbar puncture
Shunt, ventriculoatrial - VP (CSF)
Shunt, ventriculoperitoneal - VA (CSF)
Bloodstream infection
Blood, arterial
Blood, central line
Blood, ECMO
Blood, peripheral
Blood, umbilical cord
Blood, venipuncture.
Boil
Abscess
Abscess, deep
Multiple body sites
Bordetella pertussis
Bornholm disease (enterovirus infection)
Borrelia
Borreliosis
Botulism
Brucella species
Bone marrow
Bone marrow aspirate
Bone marrow biopsy
Brucellosis
Bone marrow
Bone marrow aspirate
Bone marrow biopsy
Brugia malayi (filariasis)
Brugia species
Brugia timori (filariasis)
Burkholderia mallei/pseudomallei
C. difficile (CDT)
Stool / feces
Calicivirus infection (viral diarrhea)
Campylobacter species (bacterial diarrhea)
Rectal
Candida esophagitis
Esophagus / esophageal
Candida species
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
External ventricular drainage - EVD (CSF)
Gingiva
Lumbar puncture
Mouth
Shunt (CSF)
Shunt, ventriculoatrial - VP (CSF)
Throat
Tongue
Vagina
Candidiasis
Vagina
Candidiasis, oral
Gingiva
Mouth
Oral
Tongue
Capillaria hepatica (hepatic capillariasis)
Capillaria philippinensis (intestinal capillariasis)
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE)
Carbapenem-resistant organism (CRO)
Cat scratch disease / fever (Bartonella species)
Cellulitis
Abscess
Abscess, deep
Multiple body sites
Cervicitis
Cervix
Throat
Urethra
Urine, first catch
Vagina
Chagas disease
Chancroid (genital infection)
Chilomastix mesnii
Chlamydia psittaci
Chlamydia trachomatis
Cervix
Throat
Urethra
Urine, first catch
Vagina
Chlamydophila species
Chronic menigitis
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
External ventricular drainage - EVD (CSF)
Lumbar puncture
Shunt (CSF)
Shunt, ventriculoatrial - VP (CSF)
Clonorchis siensis (Clonorchiasis)
Clostridiodes difficile (CDT)
Stool / feces
Clostridium botulinum (food poisoning)
Clostridium difficile toxin (CDT)
Stool / feces
Clostridium perfringens (food poisoning)
Clostridium tetani
Coccidioides
Bone marrow
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
External ventricular drainage - EVD (CSF)
Lumbar puncture
Shunt (CSF)
Shunt, ventriculoatrial - VP (CSF)
Coccidioidomycosis
Bone marrow
Coccidiomyces immitis (Coccidiomycosis)
Auger suction
Brain, ventricle
Bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL)
Bronchial wash (BW)
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) reservoir
Endotracheal tube aspirate (ETA)
Epidural/intrathecal catheter
Lumbar puncture
Shunt, ventriculoatrial - VP (CSF)
Shunt, ventriculoperitoneal - VA (CSF)
Sputum, expectorated
Sputum, induced
Tracheostomy tube aspirate
Congo-Crimean hemorrhagic fever (viral)
Conjunctivitis (eye infection)
Cervix
Eye
Eye, conjunctiva
Eye, sclera
Throat
Urethra
Urine, first catch
Vagina
Coronavirus infection (viral respiratory)
Corynebacterium diptheriae
Throat
Cowpox
Coxsackie A viruses
CPO admission screening
CPO screen culture
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)
Croup
Cryptococcosis.
Bone marrow
Brain, ventricle
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) reservoir
Epidural/intrathecal catheter
Lumbar puncture
Shunt, ventriculoatrial - VP (CSF)
Shunt, ventriculoperitoneal - VA (CSF)
Cryptococcus (Cryptococcosis)
Auger suction
Bone marrow
Brain, ventricle
Bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL)
Bronchial wash (BW)
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) reservoir
Endotracheal tube aspirate (ETA)
Epidural/intrathecal catheter
External ventricular drainage - EVD (CSF)
Lumbar puncture
Shunt (CSF)
Shunt, ventriculoatrial - VP (CSF)
Shunt, ventriculoperitoneal - VA (CSF)
Sputum
Sputum, expectorated
Sputum, induced
Tracheostomy tube aspirate
Cryptosporidium
CTGC NAAT
Cervix
Throat
Urethra
Urine, first catch
Vagina
Cyclospora cayetanensis (Cyclosporiasis)
Cystic fibrosis
Bronchial
Bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL)
Bronchial brush
Bronchial wash (BW)
Bronchus swab - transplant
Sputum
Throat swab - cystic fibrosis
Tracheal aspirate
Cystoisospora belli (Cystoisosporiasis)
Cytomegalovirus culture (CMV culture)
Dengue Fever
Dermatomycosis
Hair
Nail
Skin scraping
Dermatophyte
Hair
Nail
Skin scraping
Dicrocoelium dendriticum (Dicrocoeliasis)
Dientamoeba fragilis
Dimorphic fungi
Auger suction
Bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL)
Bronchial wash (BW)
Endotracheal tube aspirate (ETA)
Sputum, expectorated
Sputum, induced
Tracheostomy tube aspirate
Diphylobothrium latum (Diphyllobothriasis, fish tapeworm infection)
Dipylidium caninum
DNAse B (Streptococcal infection)
Dracunculus medinensis (Dracunculiasis, Guinea worm disease)
E. coli K1
Brain, ventricle
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) reservoir
Epidural/intrathecal catheter
External ventricular drainage - EVD (CSF)
Lumbar puncture
Shunt, ventriculoatrial - VP (CSF)
Shunt, ventriculoperitoneal - VA (CSF)
E. coli O157:H7 (bacterial diarrhea)
Rectal
Eastern equine encephalitis
Ebola virus (viral hemorrhagic fever)
Echinococcus species (Echinococcus, Hydatic disease)
Echinostoma spp (Echinostomiasis)
Echovirus (Enterovirus infection)
Elephantiasis
Encephalitis (viral)
Endemic mycoses
Auger suction
Bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL)
Bronchial wash (BW)
Endotracheal tube aspirate (ETA)
Sputum, expectorated
Sputum, induced
Tracheostomy tube aspirate
Endocarditis - prosthetic valve
Bone cement, medical device
Medical device implant
Other [specify on requisition]
Prosthetic heart valve
Prosthetic joint, medical device
Stent, medical device
Endocarditis (infective)
Blood, arterial
Blood, central line
Blood, ECMO
Blood, peripheral
Blood, umbilical cord
Blood, venipuncture.
Blood, venous
Endophthalmitis
Aspirate fluid
Biopsy
Eye, cornea
Eye, cornea/corneal ulcer
Eye, corneal/conjunctival scrapings
Eye, left
Eye, right
Eye, unspecified
Eye, vitreous/aqueous fluid
Lacrimal duct
Lacrimal gland
Other [specify on requisition]
Solution
Tissue
Entamoeba
Entamoeba histolytica
Enteric fever
Bone marrow
Enteric parasite pathogen screen
Enterobiasis
Perianal
Enterobius vermicularis
Perianal
Enterococcus faecalis
Rectal
Stool / feces
Urine
Enterococcus faecium
Rectal
Stool / feces
Urine
Enterovirus infection
Erysipelas (Streptococcal infection)
Abscess
Abscess, deep
Multiple body sites
Erysipeloid
Abscess
Abscess, deep
Multiple body sites
Esophageal culture
Esophagus / esophageal
Eye infection
Eye
Eye, conjunctiva
Eye, conjunctival swab
Eye infection, critical
Aspirate fluid
Biopsy
Eye, cornea
Eye, cornea/corneal ulcer
Eye, corneal/conjunctival scrapings
Eye, left
Eye, right
Eye, unspecified
Eye, vitreous/aqueous fluid
Lacrimal duct
Lacrimal gland
Other [specify on requisition]
Solution
Tissue
Eye infection, invasive
Aspirate fluid
Biopsy
Eye, cornea
Eye, cornea/corneal ulcer
Eye, corneal/conjunctival scrapings
Eye, left
Eye, right
Eye, unspecified
Eye, vitreous/aqueous fluid
Lacrimal duct
Lacrimal gland
Other [specify on requisition]
Solution
Tissue
Fasciola hepatica (Fascioliasis)
Fasciolopsis buski (Fasciolopsiasis)
Filariasis
Fleas
Fluconazole levels (antifungal level)
Fluorocytosine levels (antifungal level)
Folliculitis
Abscess
Abscess, deep
Multiple body sites
Francisella species infection
Francisella tularensis (Tularemia)
Fungal
Bronchial wash (BW)
Sputum
Fungal esophagitis
Esophagus / esophageal
Fungal infection
Auger suction
Bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL)
Bronchial wash (BW)
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Endotracheal tube aspirate (ETA)
External ventricular drainage - EVD (CSF)
Lumbar puncture
Shunt (CSF)
Shunt, ventriculoatrial - VP (CSF)
Sputum, expectorated
Sputum, induced
Tracheostomy tube aspirate
Fungal meningitis
Brain, ventricle
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) reservoir
Epidural/intrathecal catheter
Lumbar puncture
Shunt, ventriculoatrial - VP (CSF)
Shunt, ventriculoperitoneal - VA (CSF)
Furunculosis
Abscess
Abscess, deep
Multiple body sites
Galactomannan (Aspergillus antigen detection)
Gastric tissue culture for Helicobacter pylori
Gastroenteritis (food-borne) viral
GC culture
Genital infections
Vagina
Giardia
Gnathostoma spp (Gnathostomiasis)
Gonorrhoea
Cervix
Throat
Urethra
Urine, first catch
Vagina
Granuloma inguinale (vernereum)
Group A Streptococcus
Throat
Group B Streptocococcus (GBS)
Vaginal-rectal (VAR)
Group C/G Streptococcus
Throat
Haemophilus ducreyi
Haemophilus influenzae
Auger suction
Brain, ventricle
Bronchial
Bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL)
Bronchial brush
Bronchial wash (BW)
Bronchus swab - transplant
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) reservoir
Ear drum - fluid
Ear, deep - drainage fluid
Ear, external
Ear, external - drainage fluid
Ear, external canal
Ear, mastoid cavity - fluid
Ear, middle - fluid
Ear, pinna
Ear, tympanocentesis fluid
Endotracheal tube aspirate (ETA)
Epidural/intrathecal catheter
External ventricular drainage - EVD (CSF)
Lumbar puncture
Shunt (CSF)
Shunt, ventriculoatrial - VP (CSF)
Shunt, ventriculoperitoneal - VA (CSF)
Sputum
Sputum, expectorated
Sputum, induced
Throat swab - cystic fibrosis
Tracheal aspirate
Tracheostomy tube aspirate
Hand, foot, and mouth disease (enterovirus infection)
Hantavirus
Helicobacter pylori
Biopsy, duodenal
Biopsy, gastric
Hepatitis A virus
Herpes simiae (B virus infection)
Herpes simplex virus (HSV)
Heterophyes heterophyes (heterophyiasis)
HHV6
Histoplasma
Bone marrow
Bone marrow aspirate
Bone marrow biopsy
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
External ventricular drainage - EVD (CSF)
Lumbar puncture
Shunt (CSF)
Shunt, ventriculoatrial - VP (CSF)
Histoplasma antigen detection
Histoplasma capsulatum (Histoplasmosis)
Auger suction
Brain, ventricle
Bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL)
Bronchial wash (BW)
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) reservoir
Endotracheal tube aspirate (ETA)
Epidural/intrathecal catheter
Lumbar puncture
Shunt, ventriculoatrial - VP (CSF)
Shunt, ventriculoperitoneal - VA (CSF)
Sputum, expectorated
Sputum, induced
Tracheostomy tube aspirate
Histoplasmosis
Bone marrow
Bone marrow aspirate
Bone marrow biopsy
Brain, ventricle
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) reservoir
Epidural/intrathecal catheter
Lumbar puncture
Shunt, ventriculoatrial - VP (CSF)
Shunt, ventriculoperitoneal - VA (CSF)
Human herpes virus Type 6
Human metapneumovirus
Hymenolepis diminuta (Hymenolepiasis)
Hymenolepis nana (Hymenolepiasis)
Impetigo
Abscess
Abscess, deep
Multiple body sites
Infection - foreign body
Bone cement, medical device
Medical device implant
Other [specify on requisition]
Prosthetic heart valve
Prosthetic joint, medical device
Stent, medical device
Infection - hardware
Bone cement, medical device
Medical device implant
Other [specify on requisition]
Prosthetic heart valve
Prosthetic joint, medical device
Stent, medical device
Infection - implanted device
Bone cement, medical device
Medical device implant
Other [specify on requisition]
Prosthetic heart valve
Prosthetic joint, medical device
Stent, medical device
Infection - pacemaker
Bone cement, medical device
Medical device implant
Other [specify on requisition]
Prosthetic heart valve
Prosthetic joint, medical device
Stent, medical device
Infection - prosthetic joint
Bone cement, medical device
Medical device implant
Other [specify on requisition]
Prosthetic heart valve
Prosthetic joint, medical device
Stent, medical device
Influenza
Insect, whole
Iodamoeba buetschii
Isopora belli (Isosporiasis syn. Cycloisospora belli)
Kaposi's varicelliform eruption/dermatosis (viral)
Keratitis
Aspirate fluid
Biopsy
Eye, cornea
Eye, cornea/corneal ulcer
Eye, corneal/conjunctival scrapings
Eye, left
Eye, right
Eye, unspecified
Eye, vitreous/aqueous fluid
Lacrimal duct
Lacrimal gland
Other [specify on requisition]
Solution
Tissue
Klebsiella granulomatis
Larva
Laryngitis (viral)
Lassa fever (viral hemorrhagic fever)
LCM
Legionella pneumophila
Bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL)
Bronchial wash (BW)
Pleural fluid
Tissue - lung
Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1
Urine
Legionella spp
Bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL)
Bronchial wash (BW)
Pleural fluid
Tissue - lung
Legionella urinary antigen
Urine
Legionnaires disease
Bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL)
Bronchial wash (BW)
Pleural fluid
Tissue - lung
Urine
Leprosy.
Leptospirosis
Lice
Listeria monocytogenes
Brain, ventricle
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) reservoir
Epidural/intrathecal catheter
External ventricular drainage - EVD (CSF)
Lumbar puncture
Shunt (CSF)
Shunt, ventriculoatrial - VP (CSF)
Shunt, ventriculoperitoneal - VA (CSF)
Loa loa (filariasis)
Lower respiratory tract infection
Auger suction
Bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL)
Bronchial wash (BW)
Endotracheal tube aspirate (ETA)
Sputum, expectorated
Sputum, induced
Tracheostomy tube aspirate
Lymphatic filariasis
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis
Lymphogranuloma venereum (Chlamydia trachomatis serovars L1, L2, L3)
Maggots
Malaria
Mansonella species (Filariasis)
Marburg virus disease (viral hemorrhagic fever)
Melioidosis by Burholderia pseudomallei
Meningitis
Brain, ventricle
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) reservoir
Epidural/intrathecal catheter
External ventricular drainage - EVD (CSF)
Lumbar puncture
Shunt (CSF)
Shunt, ventriculoatrial - VP (CSF)
Shunt, ventriculoperitoneal - VA (CSF)
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) screening
Nasopharynx
Nose / nasal / nares
Methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA)
Nasopharynx
Nose / nasal / nares
Microfilaria
Microsporidium (Microsporidiosis)
Mites
Molluscum contagiosum (Poxvirus infection)
Moraxella catarrhalis
Auger suction
Bronchial
Bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL)
Bronchial brush
Bronchial wash (BW)
Bronchus swab - transplant
Ear drum - fluid
Ear, deep - drainage fluid
Ear, external
Ear, external - drainage fluid
Ear, external canal
Ear, mastoid cavity - fluid
Ear, middle - fluid
Ear, pinna
Ear, tympanocentesis fluid
Endotracheal tube aspirate (ETA)
Sputum
Sputum, expectorated
Sputum, induced
Throat swab - cystic fibrosis
Tracheal aspirate
Tracheostomy tube aspirate
Mould
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
External ventricular drainage - EVD (CSF)
Lumbar puncture
Shunt (CSF)
Shunt, ventriculoatrial - VP (CSF)
MRSA admission screening
MRSA screen culture
Mycobacterium (rapid growth)
Mycobacterium leprae (Leprosy)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Mycoplasma genitalium
Mycoplasma hominis
Mycoplasma pneumonia
Myocarditis (viral)
Neagleria fowleri (Amoebic encephalitis)
Necator americanus (hookworm disease)
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Cervix
Throat
Urethra
Urine, first catch
Vagina
Neisseria meningitidis
Brain, ventricle
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) reservoir
Epidural/intrathecal catheter
External ventricular drainage - EVD (CSF)
Lumbar puncture
Shunt (CSF)
Shunt, ventriculoatrial - VP (CSF)
Shunt, ventriculoperitoneal - VA (CSF)
Nocardia species
Auger suction
Bronchial
Bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL)
Bronchial brush
Bronchial wash (BW)
Bronchus swab - transplant
Endotracheal tube aspirate (ETA)
Sputum
Sputum, expectorated
Sputum, induced
Throat swab - cystic fibrosis
Tracheal aspirate
Tracheostomy tube aspirate
Nocardiosis
Norovirus (viral diarrhea)
O&P
Onchocerca volvulus (Onchocerciasis, River blindness)
Onychomycosis (fungal infection)
Nail
Opisthorchis spp (Opisthorchiasis)
Orf (Poxvirus infection)
Ornithosis
Otomycosis (fungal infection)
Ear drum - fluid
Ear, deep - drainage fluid
Ear, external
Ear, external - drainage fluid
Ear, external canal
Ear, mastoid cavity - fluid
Ear, middle - fluid
Ear, pinna
Ear, tympanocentesis fluid
Ova and parasite
Papovavirus infection.
Paraccocidioidomycosis
Bone marrow
Paracoccidioides
Bone marrow
Paracoccidioides braziliensis
Paragonimus westernami (Paragonimiasis)
Parainfluenza virus
Paralytic illnesses (viral)
Paralytic shellfish poisoning
Parasitic diarrhea
PCP
Pediculus humanus humanus & capitis
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
Cervix
Throat
Urethra
Urine, first catch
Vagina
Pemphigus (Staphylococcus aureus)
Pemphigus vulgaris
Penicillium marneffei
Pericarditis (viral)
Pharyngitis (bacterial)
Cervix
Throat
Urethra
Urine, first catch
Vagina
Picornavirus infection (Enterovirus, Rhinovirus, and Hepatitis A virus infection)
Pinworm
Perianal
Pinworm disease
Perianal
Pityriasis versicolor (Dermatomycosis)
Skin scraping
Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium knowlesi
Plasmodium malariae
Plasmodium ovale
Plasmodium vivax
Plesiomonas species
Rectal
PMLe by JC virus
Pneumocystis carinii
Pneumocystis jirovecii
Bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL)
Bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL).
Bronchial wash (BW)
Endotracheal tube aspirate (ETA)
Sputum
Tissue - lung
Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP/PJP)
Bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL).
Bronchial wash (BW)
Endotracheal tube aspirate (ETA)
Sputum
Tissue - lung
Pneumonia (viral & atypical bacteria)
Pneumonia, bacterial
Auger suction
Bronchial
Bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL)
Bronchial brush
Bronchial wash (BW)
Bronchus swab - transplant
Endotracheal tube aspirate (ETA)
Sputum
Sputum, expectorated
Sputum, induced
Throat swab - cystic fibrosis
Tracheal aspirate
Tracheostomy tube aspirate
Pneumonia/atypical pneumonia
Bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL)
Bronchial wash (BW)
Pleural fluid
Tissue - lung
Urine
Poliomyelitis (Enterovirus infection)
Polyomavirus
Pontiac Fever (Legionnaires disease)
Bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL)
Bronchial wash (BW)
Pleural fluid
Tissue - lung
Postpartum sepsis/fever
Cervix
Introitus (pediatric)
Urethra
Vagina
Pouchitis
Ileal conduit
Proctitis
Cervix
Throat
Urethra
Urine, first catch
Vagina
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
Protozoa PCR screen
Pseudomembranous colitis (antibiotic associated diarrhea)
Stool / feces
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Ear, external
Ear, external - drainage fluid
Ear, external canal
Ear, pinna
Pthirus pubis (Phthiriasis)
Pubic louse
Puerperal fever
Cervix
Introitus (pediatric)
Urethra
Vagina
Pyelonephritis
Ileal conduit
Pyoderma
Abscess
Abscess, deep
Multiple body sites
Rabies
Rash
Abscess
Abscess, deep
Multiple body sites
Reiter's syndrome (Mycoplasma infection)
Relapsing fever (louse or tick-borne)
Respiratory infection
Auger suction
Bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL)
Bronchial wash (BW)
Endotracheal tube aspirate (ETA)
Sputum, expectorated
Sputum, induced
Tracheostomy tube aspirate
Respiratory infection (acute bacterial)
Bronchial
Bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL)
Bronchial brush
Bronchial wash (BW)
Bronchus swab - transplant
Sputum
Throat swab - cystic fibrosis
Tracheal aspirate
Rhinovirus infection
Ringworm (Dermatomycosis)
Hair
Nail
Skin scraping
Roseola infection (Human Herpesvirus Type 6, HHV-6)
Rotavirus infection
Salmonella
Rectal
Salmonella species
Bone marrow
Salmonella Typhi/Paratyphi
Bone marrow aspirate
Bone marrow biopsy
Salpingitis (genital infection)
Cervix
Throat
Urethra
Urine, first catch
Vagina
Sarcocystis spp (intestinal sarcocystosis)
Sarcocystis spp (muscular sarcocystosis)
Sarcoptes scabiei
Scabies
Schistosoma haematobium
Urine
Schistosoma intercalatum (Schistosomiasis, Bilharziasis)
Schistosoma japonicum (Schistosomiasis, Bilharziasis)
Schistosoma mansoni (Schistosomiasis, Bilharziasis)
Schistosoma mekongi (Schistosomiasis, Bilharziasis)
Schistosomiasis
Urine
Sepsis
Blood, arterial
Blood, central line
Blood, ECMO
Blood, peripheral
Blood, umbilical cord
Blood, venipuncture.
Blood, venous
Septicaemia/septicemia
Blood, arterial
Blood, central line
Blood, ECMO
Blood, peripheral
Blood, umbilical cord
Blood, venipuncture.
Blood, venous
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
Shellfish poisoning
Shigella species
Rectal
Shunt infection
Brain, ventricle
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) reservoir
Epidural/intrathecal catheter
External ventricular drainage - EVD (CSF)
Lumbar puncture
Shunt (CSF)
Shunt, ventriculoatrial - VP (CSF)
Shunt, ventriculoperitoneal - VA (CSF)
Sleeping sickenss
Smallpox (Poxvirus infection)
Soft chancre
Soft tissue infection
Abscess
Abscess, deep
Multiple body sites
Sores
Abscess
Abscess, deep
Multiple body sites
Spirometra spp (Sparganosis)
Spore strips
Sputum culture, routine
Bronchial
Bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL)
Bronchial brush
Bronchial wash (BW)
Bronchus swab - transplant
Sputum
Throat swab - cystic fibrosis
Tracheal aspirate
St. Louis encephalitis (Abovirus infection)
Staphylococci
Brain, ventricle
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) reservoir
Epidural/intrathecal catheter
External ventricular drainage - EVD (CSF)
Lumbar puncture
Shunt (CSF)
Shunt, ventriculoatrial - VP (CSF)
Shunt, ventriculoperitoneal - VA (CSF)
Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus aureus (food poisoning)
Staphylococcus aureus carrier culture
Bronchial
Bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL)
Bronchial brush
Bronchial wash (BW)
Bronchus swab - transplant
Ear drum - fluid
Ear, deep - drainage fluid
Ear, external
Ear, external - drainage fluid
Ear, external canal
Ear, mastoid cavity - fluid
Ear, middle - fluid
Ear, pinna
Ear, tympanocentesis fluid
Nasopharynx
Nose / nasal / nares
Perianal
Rectal
Sputum
Throat swab - cystic fibrosis
Tracheal aspirate
Stool microscopy
Stool toxin
Stool / feces
Strep throat
Throat
Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B)
Brain, ventricle
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) reservoir
Epidural/intrathecal catheter
External ventricular drainage - EVD (CSF)
Lumbar puncture
Shunt (CSF)
Shunt, ventriculoatrial - VP (CSF)
Shunt, ventriculoperitoneal - VA (CSF)
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Auger suction
Brain, ventricle
Bronchial
Bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL)
Bronchial brush
Bronchial wash (BW)
Bronchus swab - transplant
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) reservoir
Ear drum - fluid
Ear, deep - drainage fluid
Ear, external
Ear, external - drainage fluid
Ear, external canal
Ear, mastoid cavity - fluid
Ear, middle - fluid
Ear, pinna
Ear, tympanocentesis fluid
Endotracheal tube aspirate (ETA)
Epidural/intrathecal catheter
External ventricular drainage - EVD (CSF)
Lumbar puncture
Shunt (CSF)
Shunt, ventriculoatrial - VP (CSF)
Shunt, ventriculoperitoneal - VA (CSF)
Sputum
Sputum, expectorated
Sputum, induced
Throat swab - cystic fibrosis
Tracheal aspirate
Tracheostomy tube aspirate
Streptococcus pyogenes
Perianal
Rectal
Throat
Strongyloides stercoralis (Strongyloidiasis, stool)
Strongyloidies stercoralis (Stronglyloidiasis, extra-intestinal)
Surface wound
Abscess
Abscess, deep
Multiple body sites
Surgical infection, post-pelvic/gynecological
Cervix
Introitus (pediatric)
Urethra
Vagina
Taenia saginata (Taeniasis)
Taenia solium (Taeniasis, Cystecercosis)
Tetanus
Thrush (fungal infection)
Gingiva
Mouth
Oral
Throat
Tongue
Ticks
Tinea capitis
Hair
Tinea corporis
Skin scraping
Tinea infection (fungal)
Hair
Nail
Skin scraping
Tinea unguium
Nail
TORCH
Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS)
Cervix
Endocervix
Introitus (pediatric)
Urethra
Vagina
Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS, PCR for Staphylococcus toxins)
Toxic Shock-like Syndrome (TSLS, serotyping)
Toxocara canis (Toxocariasis)
Toxocara cati (Toxocariasis)
Toxoplasma gondii
Trichinella spp (Trichinellosis, Trichinosis)
Trichomonas vaginalis
1. Vagina
2. Cervix / endocervix
3. Urine
Cervix
Urethra
Urine, first catch
Vagina
Trichomoniasis (genital infection)
1. Vagina
2. Cervix / endocervix
3. Urine
Cervix
Urethra
Urine, first catch
Vagina
Trichostrongylosis
Trichuris trichiura (Trichuriasis, whipworm disease)
Tropheryma whipplei (Whipple's disease)
Trypanosomiasis (T. brucei gambiense, bruci rhodesiense, cruzi)
Tuberculosis (Mycobacteria) - TB
Typhoid fever.
Blood, arterial
Blood, central line
Blood, ECMO
Blood, peripheral
Blood, umbilical cord
Blood, venous
Typhoid fever/enteric fever
Bone marrow aspirate
Bone marrow biopsy
Typhoid/Paratyphoid fever
Blood, arterial
Blood, central line
Blood, ECMO
Blood, peripheral
Blood, umbilical cord
Blood, venipuncture.
Blood, venous
Tzank smear (HSV, VZV, CMV infection and Pemphigus vulgaris)
Ulcer.
Abscess
Abscess, deep
Multiple body sites
Ureaplasma urealyticum
Urethritis (genital infection)
Cervix
Throat
Urethra
Urine, first catch
Vagina
Urinary tract infection (UTI)
Catheter - child <5 years (in/out)
Catheter - indwelling
Catheter - indwelling, suprapubic
Catheter - indwelling, urethral
Catheter - intermittent
Catheter - straight (in/out)
Catheter, in/out
Condom catheter
Cystoscopy
Ileal conduit
Nephrostomy
Suprapubic aspirate
Ureterostomy
Urine
Urine, clean catch
Urine, midstream (MSU)
Urine, midstream (MSU).
Urine, Pedibag
Vaginal candidiasis
Vaginitis
Cervix
Throat
Urethra
Urine, first catch
Vagina
Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus (VRE)
Rectal
Stool / feces
Urine
Vincent's angina
Gingiva
Mouth
Oral
Throat
Tongue
Viral
Viral agents of congenital infection
Viral diarrhea.
Viral hemorrhagic fever
Viral meningitis
Viral pathogen electron microscopy.
Virus.
Vulvovaginal candidiasis (CV)
Vagina
Whitmore's disease
Worm
Wuchereria bancrofti (Filariasis)
Yeast
Esophagus / esophageal
Gingiva
Mouth
Oral
Throat
Tongue
Vagina
Yeast infection
Multiple body sites
Vagina
Yeast, Candidemia
Blood, arterial
Blood, central line
Blood, ECMO
Blood, peripheral
Blood, umbilical cord
Blood, venipuncture.
Blood, venous
Yersinia enterocolitica
Rectal
Yersinia pestis (plague)
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