TABLE 2.

Primer sequences of pathogens used for PCR assays.

Pathogen	Forward primer (5′–3′)	Reverse primer (5′–3′)
A. baumannii	GCT​CTG​CAA​ATA​GAC​GGC​GAG​ATT​A	TGC​AAC​TGA​GCA​GCC​AAT​TTC​AGA
K. pneumoniae	GAT​GCC​AAC​GTG​CCG​CTC​A	CTC​GGC​AGT​ACC​AGA​CAG​CTA​TG
S. pneumoniae	TAG​CCG​TTA​CTT​CAT​GTC​CTC​GTT	TCT​GCA​TAA​CTA​ATC​TGG​CTT​ATT​CCT
S. aureus	ATA​TGT​GCG​TGT​TTA​TTG​GCA​AAC​GT	GGA​TGA​CGT​AGC​TGA​GCA​AAG​AAA​TGA
H. influenzae	AAA​TAC​AAA​CTA​ACG​GCG​AAT​GGA​AC	TAC​CTG​TAG​ATA​ATA​ATC​CAG​CGA​GTG
S. maltophilia	GGA​AGC​GGA​CTT​CGG​TCA​G	TAA​GCC​GCT​GAA​TAC​TAA​GGA​TCG
P. aeruginosa	GAT​CAA​CAG​CGC​GAA​TAT​CTC​GGA	CGG​ACC​CGC​TGA​TCA​GTC​GAT​ATA
A. fumigatus	TCA​AAG​ATA​TCG​ACG​GAT​CGA​CAA	GGA​CAA​TGT​GCA​AGG​CAT​AAG​ATT