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

Background/purpose: 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 infe...

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Published in:	Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Main Authors:	Chun-Min Kang, Xiang-Jun Chen, Ching-Chin Chih, Chen-Ching Hsu, Ping-Hung Chen, Tai fen Lee, Lee-Jene Teng, Po-Ren Hsueh
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2020-12-01
Subjects:	BioFire FilmArray blood culture identification panel Multiplex PCR assay Blood cultures Resistance genes Vancomycin-resistant enterococci
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118220300785