ArticleJournal of clinical microbiology2023
Evaluation of the QIAstat-Dx Meningitis/Encephalitis Panel, a multiplex PCR platform for the detection of community-acquired meningoencephalitis.
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- Diagnostic Performance of the QIAstat-Dx Meningitis/Encephalitis Panel: Insights From Seven Clinical Evaluations.MicrobiologyOpen · 2026Review
- Clinical validation of a novel multiplex real-time PCR for diagnosing community-acquired pneumonia in the emergency department: a promising diagnostic tool forFrontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
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- Molecular diagnostic methods for rapid diagnosis of central nervous system infections.Frontiers in medical technology · 2025Review
- Current methods in the diagnosis of invasive meningococcal disease.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Review
- The role of rapid multiplex molecular syndromic panels in the clinical management of infections in critically ill patients: an experts-opinion document.Critical care (London, England) · 2024Review
- Comment on Cuesta et al. An Assessment of a New Rapid Multiplex PCR Assay for the Diagnosis of Meningoencephalitis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- An Assessment of a New Rapid Multiplex PCR Assay for the Diagnosis of Meningoencephalitis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- A multicenter evaluation of the QIAstat-Dx meningitis-encephalitis syndromic test kit as compared to the conventional diagnostic microbiology workflow.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2024Article
- Stewardship of Molecular Diagnostics in Transplant Viral Infections.Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation SocietyReview
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Abstract
Rapid identification of the causative pathogens of central nervous system infections is essential for providing appropriate management and improving patient outcomes. The performance of QIAstat-Dx Meningitis/Encephalitis (ME) Panel-a multiplex PCR testing platform-in detecting pathogens implicated in meningitis and/or encephalitis was evaluated using BioFire FilmArray ME Panel as a comparator method. This multicenter study analyzed 585 retrospective residual cerebrospinal fluid specimens and 367 contrived specimens. The QIAstat-Dx ME Panel showed positive percent agreement (PPA) values of 100% for
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