BioFire FilmArray Pneumonia Panel enhances detection of pathogens and antimicrobial resistance in lower respiratory tract specimens

Table 1 Bacteria and antimicrobial resistance identified using the BioFire FilmArray Pneumonia Panel and culture-based methods

Bacterium and antimicrobial resistance^a	BioFire FilmArray Pneumonia Panel^b	Culture-based methods^c
Bacterium
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii complex	6	0
Enterobacter cloacae complex	6	1
Escherichia coli	4	1
Haemophilus influenzae	6	5
Klebsiella aerogenes	4	0
Klebsiella oxytoca	1	1
Klebsiella pneumoniae group	10	3^d
Moraxella catarrhalis	2	0
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	17	8
Serratia marcescens	3	1
Staphylococcus aureus	17	3
Streptococcus agalactiae	3	0
Streptococcus pneumoniae	4	2
Streptococcus pyogenes	1	0
Total	84	25
Antimicrobial resistance
mecA/mecC and MREJ	5^e	0^f
CTX-M	4^g	2^h
Total	9	2

^aTargets available in the BioFire FilmArray Pneumonia Panel
^bSample preparation process, including the sample volume used for the assay, was off-label
^cCulture methods and antimicrobial susceptibility testing
^dTwo and one were identified as K. pneumoniae and K. variicola, respectively
^eDetected with S. aureus
^fNo methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was detected using culture-based methods
^gTwo were detected with K. pneumoniae group and two were detected with both K. pneumoniae group and E. coli
^hOne K. pneumoniae and one E. coli were detected as ESBL producers

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