µL	Microliter
aer	Aerobactin gene
ATCC	American Type Culture Collection
Bp	base pairs
CAUTI	Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection
CAUTIs	Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
CHCA	α-Cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid
cnf	Cytotoxic Necrotizing Factor gene
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic Acid
dNTPs	Deoxynucleotide triphosphates
ExPEC	Extraintestinal Pathogenic E. coli
fimH	Type 1 fimbrial adhesion gene
foc	F1C fimbriae gene
hly	Hemolysin gene
ICU	Intensive Care Unit
IDSA	Infectious Diseases Society of America
IL-6	Interleukin-6
IL-8	Interleukin-8
MALDI-TOF	Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionisation–Time of Flight
MDR	Multidrug-Resistant
mPCR	Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction
MVP	Magnetic Viral Protocol (KingFisher protocol name)
NC	Negative Control
NHLS	National Health Laboratory Service
NICU	Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
papC	Pyelonephritis-associated pili gene
PC	Positive Control
PCR	Polymerase Chain Reaction
RNA	Ribonucleic Acid
sfa	S fimbriae gene
SPSS	Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
ST	Sequence Type
TAE	Tris-Acetate-EDTA buffer
TBE	Tris-Borate-EDTA buffer
UPEC	Uropathogenic Escherichia coli
USA	United States of America
UTI	Urinary Tract Infection
UTIs	Urinary Tract Infections
WGS	Whole-Genome Sequencing