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Table 1 Summary of standard diagnostic testing performed in patients with community acquired meningitis with pathogens identified by FA ME (n=15)

From: Enhancing pathogen identification in patients with meningitis and a negative Gram stain using the BioFire FilmArray® Meningitis/Encephalitis panel

  1. Blue filled cells Test sent and negative, yellow filled cells Test sent and positive, empty cells Test not sent
  2. HSV Herpes Simplex Virus, EBV Epstein Barr Virus, RPR rapid plasma reagin, HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus, VZV Varicella Zoster Virus, RAT -, VDRL Venereal Disease Research Laboratory, PCR polymercase chain reaction, AFB Acid Fast Bacillus
  3. * Pathogens not identified by standard evaluation (n = 11 patients)
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Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials

ISSN: 1476-0711

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