Rapid identification of bloodstream bacterial and fungal pathogens and their antibiotic resistance determinants from positively flagged blood cultures using the BioFire FilmArray blood culture identification panel
Journal
Journal of microbiology, immunology, and infection
Journal Volume
53
Journal Issue
6
Pages
882
Date Issued
2020-12
Author(s)
Chen, Xiang-Jun
Chih, Ching-Chin
Hsu, Chen-Ching
Lee, Tai Fen
Abstract
Rapid and accurate identification of pathogens and their antibiotic resistance directly from flagged blood cultures can aid clinicians in optimizing early antibiotic treatment and improve the clinical outcomes, especially in settings associated with high rates of bloodstream infection caused by vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE) and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE). We compared the results of the BioFire FilmArray Blood Culture Identification (BCID) panel with those of conventional methods for identifying the pathogens and their antibiotic susceptibility status.
Subjects
BioFire FilmArray blood culture identification panel; Blood cultures; Multiplex PCR assay; Resistance genes; Vancomycin-resistant enterococci
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Publisher
ELSEVIER TAIWAN
Type
journal article