Information to be Recorded for the Sample

• Patient information
• Name, date of birth, sex and residential address, unique identification number, other useful information (e.g., patient hospital number, surveillance identification number, name of hospital, hospital address, room number, physicians’ name and contact information, name and address for report recipient)
• Date and time of sample collection
• Anatomical site and location of specimen collection
• Tests requested
• Clinical symptoms and relevant patient history (including vaccination and antimicrobial therapies received, epidemiological information, risk factors)