ArticleInfection prevention in practice2020
Assessment of the FilmArray® multiplex PCR system and associated meningitis/encephalitis panel in the diagnostic service of a tertiary hospital.
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- Faster Results, Better Care? Impact of Meningitis/Encephalitis Syndromic Panel Testing on Pathogen Detection and Hospital Outcomes Beyond CSF Culture: A Literature Search for Diagnosticians.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Invasive Listeriosis After Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection.Journal of acute medicine · 2024Article
- Antimicrobial Resistance Is Prevalent inMicroorganisms · 2023Article
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- Assessment of the Impact of a Meningitis/Encephalitis Panel on Hospital Length of Stay: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Clinical use of multiplex-PCR for the diagnosis of acute bacterial meningitis.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Article
- Outcomes of implementation of the FilmArray meningoencephalitis panel in a tertiary hospital between 2017 and 2020.PloS one · 2022Observational
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Abstract
Rapid and accurate diagnosis of meningitis/encephalitis (M/E) is essential for successful patient outcomes. The FilmArray® meningitis/encephalitis Panel (MEP) is a multiplexed PCR test for simultaneous, rapid detection of pathogens directly from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples. 94 prospectively collected CSF specimens from patients with clinical suspicion of infective M/E underwent testing for 14 pathogens simultaneously, including
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