Urinary Tract

Common Contaminants

Lactobacillus spp
Viridans group Streptococci
Non-haemolytic Streptococci
Aerococcus viridans
Neisseria spp
Corynebacterium spp (other than C. urealyticum)
Coagulase negative Staph (other than S. saprophyticus)
Gardnerella vaginalis
Anaerobes
Oligella spp
Actinomyces spp

Potential Pathogens

Enterobacteriaceae
Staphylococcus saprophyticus
Enterococcus spp
ß-haemolytic Streptococci (group A&B)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Other non-fermentative bacilli
Streptococcus bovis
Staphylococcus aureus
Candida spp
Haemophilus influenzae/parainfluenzae
Corynebacterium urealyticum
Aerococcus urinae
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Actinobaculum spp