ArticleDiagnostic microbiology and infectious disease2020
Impact of FilmArray meningitis encephalitis panel on HSV testing and empiric acyclovir use in children beyond the neonatal period.
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- Decrease in SinglePlex Viral PCRs Use and acyclovir utilization following implementation of The BioFire Meningitis/Encephalitis Panel at A Tertiary Care Cancer Center.Journal of clinical virology plus · 2025Article
- Impact of Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction Test in Patients With Meningitis or Encephalitis.Open forum infectious diseases · 2023Article
- Analysis of the Clinical Impact of the BioFire FilmArray Meningitis Encephalitis Panel on Antimicrobial Use and Duration of Therapy at an Academic Medical Center.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Point-of-Care and Rapid Tests for the Etiological Diagnosis of Respiratory Tract Infections in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Impact of Implementing the Cerebrospinal Fluid FilmArray Meningitis/Encephalitis Panel on Duration of Intravenous Acyclovir Treatment.Open forum infectious diseases · 2022Article
- AKI In Suspected Meningitis/Encephalitis May Be "Avoidable Kidney Injury".Hospital pediatrics · 2021Article
- Impact of a Rapid Diagnostic Meningitis/Encephalitis Panel on Antimicrobial Use and Clinical Outcomes in Children.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
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Abstract
Following implementation of the FilmArray meningitis and encephalitis panel, which enables rapid syndromic cerebrospinal fluid testing, HSV testing doubled in children >60 days with suspected central nervous system infection at Children's Hospital Colorado. Acyclovir initiation was unchanged, but duration decreased. Diagnostic and antimicrobial stewardship is needed for MEP optimization.
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