TABLE 1.

Pathogens, specimen sites, and test methods included

	Pathogen
Viruses	RSV, influenza A, influenza B, rhinovirus, parainfluenza, human metapneumovirus (hMPV), adenovirus, coxsackievirus, rhinovirus, echovirus, enterovirus
Bacteria	Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus Group A, Streptococcus Group B, Escherichia coli, Chlamydia trachomatis, Bordetella pertussis, Legionella pneumophila

	Specimen sites	Pathogen
Upper respiratory	Nose, throat, nasopharyngeal aspirate, per‐nasal, pharyngeal, upper respiratory tract	Viruses & pertussis
Lower respiratory	Alveolar lavage, bronchial, endotracheal, lower respiratory tract, lung, sputum, trachea, chest drain, pleural	All pathogens
Normally sterile site	Ascitic fluid, blood, cerebrospinal fluid	Bacteria (excluding pertussis) & enterovirus

	Test method
	Antigen detection, culture, and genomic/PCR/LCR detection