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Loads contaminant organisms from common_commensals.csv and filters by syndrome and/or specimen type.

Usage

prep_get_contaminant_list(
  syndrome = NULL,
  specimen_type = NULL,
  return_all = FALSE
)

Arguments

syndrome

Character. Syndrome name to filter (e.g., "Bloodstream infections").

specimen_type

Character. Specimen type to filter (e.g., "Blood culture").

return_all

Logical. If TRUE, returns all contaminants across syndromes. Default FALSE.

Value

A list with names (character vector) and patterns (list of pattern information for flexible matching).