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ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Microbiological Assessment of the FilmArray Blood Culture Identification 2 Panel: Potential Impact in Critically Ill Patients.

Carola Mauri, Alessandra Consonni, Elena Briozzo, Chiara Giubbi, Elisa Meroni, Silvia Tonolo, Francesco Luzzaro

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Article in Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Carola MauriClinical Microbiology and Virology Unit, "A. Manzoni" Hospital, 23900 Lecco, Italy.
Alessandra ConsonniClinical Microbiology and Virology Unit, "A. Manzoni" Hospital, 23900 Lecco, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6610-764X
Elena BriozzoClinical Microbiology and Virology Unit, "A. Manzoni" Hospital, 23900 Lecco, Italy.
Chiara GiubbiClinical Microbiology and Virology Unit, "A. Manzoni" Hospital, 23900 Lecco, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6112-7572
Elisa MeroniClinical Microbiology and Virology Unit, "A. Manzoni" Hospital, 23900 Lecco, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3395-9758
Silvia TonoloClinical Microbiology and Virology Unit, "A. Manzoni" Hospital, 23900 Lecco, Italy.
Francesco LuzzaroClinical Microbiology and Virology Unit, "A. Manzoni" Hospital, 23900 Lecco, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8275-8389
Alessandro Manzoni Hospital · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rapid pathogen detection and characterization from positive blood cultures are crucial in the management of patients with bloodstream infections (BSI) and in achieving their improved outcomes. In this context, the FilmArray Blood Culture Identification (BCID2) panel is an FDA approved molecular test, which can quickly identify different species and resistance determinants, thus making an impact in antimicrobial practice. In this study, we analyzed 136 positive blood cultures collected from septic critically ill patients from April 2021 to March 2023 by using the FilmArray BCID2 panel, and results obtained by fast molecular analysis were compared to those obtained by routine protocols. Overall, the BCID2 panel showed a strong concordance with conventional methods, particularly in the case of monomicrobial samples, whereas some discrepancies were found in 10/32 polymicrobial samples. Of note, this technique allowed us to identify a significant number of yeasts (37/94 samples) and to unravel the presence of several resistance markers, including both Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms. These findings strongly support the potential use of the BCID2 panel as an adjunct to the conventional microbiology methods for the management of critically ill septic patients, thus accelerating blood pathogen and resistance genes identification, focusing antibiotic therapy, and avoiding inappropriate and excessive use of drugs.

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antimicrobial resistanceblood culturebloodstream infectionscritically ill patientsFilmArray

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