Evaluation of the BioFire® FilmArray® Pneumonia plus Panel for Detecting Bacterial Etiological Agents of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in an Oncologic Hospital. Comparison with Conventional Culture Method

Conventional methods used to determine pneumonia pathogens are characterized by low sensitivity and long turnaround times. Introducing new tests with better parameters in patients at higher risk of infections is highly anticipated. The results of the conventional quantitative culture method (CM) in...

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Main Authors: Szymankiewicz Maria Teresa, Szczepanska Anna, Stefaniuk Elzbieta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2023-12-01
Series:Polish Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.33073/pjm-2023-035