Rapid identification of microorganisms from sterile body fluids by use of FilmArray

J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Feb;53(2):710-2. doi: 10.1128/JCM.03434-14. Epub 2014 Dec 17.

Abstract

We evaluated the clinical performance of the FilmArray blood culture identification (BCID) panel in the identification of microorganisms from positive blood culture bottles inoculated with sterile body fluids. All organisms included in the FA BCID panel were accurately identified in 84/84 (100%) and 18/24 (75%) samples with mono- and polymicrobial growth, respectively.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
  • Body Fluids / microbiology*
  • Candidiasis / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Microbiological Techniques / methods*
  • Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / methods*
  • Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Time Factors