Library
Pathogens
All 32 pathogens CORE-ABR reports from molecular UTI, wound and STI panels — bacteria, fungi, viruses and protozoa — and how each is graded. Targets vary by panel; CORE-ABR is configured to the assay your laboratory runs.
Gram-negative bacteria
Acinetobacter baumanniiA non-fermenting gram-negative bacillus, notorious in healthcare settings for accumulating resistance.Gram-negative bacteria · UTI · Wound · STICitrobacter freundiiAn Enterobacterales species that carries a chromosomal AmpC beta-lactamase.Gram-negative bacteria · UTI · Wound · STIEnterobacter aerogenes / cloacaeEnterobacterales with chromosomal AmpC. E. aerogenes has been renamed Klebsiella aerogenes; many panels still report the…Gram-negative bacteria · UTI · Wound · STIEscherichia coliThe most common cause of urinary tract infection, and a frequent organism in wound and intra-abdominal specimens.Gram-negative bacteria · UTI · WoundHaemophilus influenzaeA small gram-negative coccobacillus, more familiar from the respiratory tract but detected on some wound and urinary pan…Gram-negative bacteria · UTI · WoundKlebsiella pneumoniae / oxytocaCommon uropathogens and a leading host of ESBL and KPC carbapenemase genes.Gram-negative bacteria · UTI · Wound · STIProteus mirabilis / vulgarisUrease-producing Enterobacterales associated with complicated UTI, catheters and stones.Gram-negative bacteria · UTI · WoundPseudomonas aeruginosaA non-fermenting gram-negative bacillus common in chronic wounds and complicated UTI, with a long list of intrinsic resi…Gram-negative bacteria · UTI · Wound · STINeisseria gonorrhoeaeThe cause of gonorrhea, detected on STI and combined UTI/STI panels.Gram-negative bacteria · STI
Gram-positive bacteria
Staphylococcus aureusThe leading cause of skin and soft-tissue infection, and the organism most wound reports are built around.Gram-positive bacteria · UTI · Wound · STIStaphylococcus epidermidisA coagulase-negative staphylococcus that lives on normal skin. Usually a colonizer; sometimes the cause — particularly w…Gram-positive bacteria · UTI · WoundStreptococcus pyogenesGroup A streptococcus — a cause of cellulitis, erysipelas and necrotizing soft-tissue infection.Gram-positive bacteria · UTI · WoundStreptococcus agalactiaeGroup B streptococcus — found in urinary, genital and diabetic-foot specimens.Gram-positive bacteria · UTI · WoundStreptococcus pneumoniaePneumococcus — primarily a respiratory pathogen, included on some wound panels.Gram-positive bacteria · WoundEnterococcus speciesGram-positive cocci common in urinary and wound specimens. Many panels detect E. faecalis and E. faecium in one pooled w…Gram-positive bacteria · UTI · WoundCutibacterium acnesAn anaerobic gram-positive rod of normal skin. Most often a colonizer or contaminant; a genuine cause of device, shoulde…Gram-positive bacteria · Wound
Atypical and cell-wall-deficient bacteria
Mycoplasma hominis / genitaliumBacteria without a cell wall, found in genitourinary and occasionally wound specimens.Atypical and cell-wall-deficient bacteria · UTI · Wound · STIUreaplasma parvum / urealyticumCell-wall-deficient bacteria frequently present in the lower genitourinary tract, often without disease.Atypical and cell-wall-deficient bacteria · UTI · STIGardnerella vaginalisAn organism associated with bacterial vaginosis, commonly detected on combined UTI/STI panels.Atypical and cell-wall-deficient bacteria · UTI · STITreponema pallidumThe spirochete that causes syphilis.Atypical and cell-wall-deficient bacteria · UTI · STIChlamydia trachomatisAn obligate intracellular bacterium and the most commonly reported bacterial STI in the United States.Atypical and cell-wall-deficient bacteria · STI
Protozoa
Fungi
Candida albicansThe most common Candida species — frequently a colonizer of skin, urine and mucosa, sometimes the cause.Fungus · UTI · Wound · STICandida glabrata / tropicalisNon-albicans Candida species. C. glabrata (now Nakaseomyces glabratus) often shows reduced susceptibility to fluconazole…Fungus · UTI · Wound · STIAspergillus fumigatus / flavusEnvironmental moulds that can cause invasive wound and burn infection in susceptible patients.Fungus · WoundBlastomyces dermatitidisA dimorphic fungus endemic to parts of North America; cutaneous lesions are a classic presentation of disseminated disea…Fungus · WoundFusarium oxysporum / solaniEnvironmental moulds that can infect wounds, burns and nails, and cause disseminated disease in immunocompromised patien…Fungus · Wound
Viruses
Herpes simplex virus type 1A common cause of orolabial and, increasingly, genital herpes; detected in ulcerative wound specimens.Virus · Wound · STIHerpes simplex virus type 2The classic cause of recurrent genital herpes.Virus · Wound · STIHPV types 16 and 18High-risk human papillomavirus genotypes associated with cervical and other anogenital cancers.Virus · STIVaricella-zoster virusThe cause of chickenpox and, on reactivation, shingles — a vesicular rash that can be mistaken for bacterial skin infect…Virus · WoundEnterovirusA genus of RNA viruses that includes the causes of hand, foot and mouth disease.Virus · UTI · Wound