Diagnostic concordance between BioFire® FilmArray® Pneumonia Panel and culture in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia admitted to intensive care units: the experience of the third wave in eight hospitals in Colombia

Abstract Background The detection of coinfections is important to initiate appropriate antimicrobial therapy. Molecular diagnostic testing identifies pathogens at a greater rate than conventional microbiology. We assessed both bacterial coinfections identified via culture or the BioFire® FilmArray®...

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Main Authors: Francisco José Molina, Luz Elena Botero, Juan Pablo Isaza, Luz Elena Cano, Lucelly López, Leidy Tamayo, Antoni Torres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:Critical Care
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-022-04006-z