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ArticleInfection2024

Evaluation and clinical practice of pathogens and antimicrobial resistance genes of BioFire FilmArray Pneumonia panel in lower respiratory tract infections.

Jinru Gong, Jiasheng Yang, Lihong Liu, Xiaoxuan Chen, Guangyu Yang, Yaowei He, Ruilin Sun

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Article in Infection, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jinru Gong *Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
Jiasheng Yang *Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
Lihong LiuDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
Xiaoxuan ChenDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
Guangyu YangDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
Yaowei HeDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
Ruilin SunDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China. sunruilin213@126.com.
Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital · CN

Funding

Medical and Health Foundation Projects in Beijing No. B20078DSScience and Technology Projects in Guangzhou No. 202102010078Youth Research Project Fund of Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital No. YQ2019-012
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundExisting panels for lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) are slow and lack quantification of important pathogens and antimicrobial resistance, which are not solely responsible for their complex etiology and antibiotic resistance. BioFire FilmArray Pneumonia (PN) panels may provide rapid information on their etiology.

methodsThe bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of 187 patients with LRTIs was simultaneously analyzed using a PN panel and cultivation, and the impact of the PN panel on clinical practice was assessed. The primary endpoint was to compare the consistency between the PN panel and conventional microbiology in terms of etiology and drug resistance, as well as to explore the clinical significance of the PN panel. The secondary endpoint was pathogen detection using the PN panel in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) or hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP).

resultsFifty-seven patients with HAP and 130 with CAP were included. The most common pathogens of HAP were Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae, with the most prevalent antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes being CTX-M and KPC. For CAP, the most common pathogens were Haemophilus influenzae and Staphylococcus aureus, with the most frequent AMR genes being CTX-M and VIM. Compared with routine bacterial culture, the PN panel demonstrated an 85% combined positive percent agreement (PPA) and 92% negative percent agreement (NPA) for the qualitative identification of 13 bacterial targets. PN detection of bacteria with higher levels of semi-quantitative bacteria was associated with more positive bacterial cultures. Positive concordance between phenotypic resistance and the presence of corresponding AMR determinants was 85%, with 90% positive agreement between CTX-M-type extended-spectrum beta-lactamase gene type and phenotype and 100% agreement for mecA/C and MREJ. The clinical benefit of the PN panel increased by 25.97% compared with traditional cultural tests.

conclusionThe bacterial pathogens and AMR identified by the PN panel were in good agreement with conventional cultivation, and the clinical benefit of the PN panel increased by 25.97% compared with traditional detection. Therefore, the PN panel is recommended for patients with CAP or HAP who require prompt pathogen diagnosis and resistance identification.

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Anti-Infective AgentsCommunity-Acquired InfectionsPneumoniaRespiratory Tract InfectionsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacteriaDrug Resistance, BacterialHumansAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsBioFire FilmArray Pneumonia panelClinical practiceConventional cultureDiagnostic efficacyPneumonia

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