Journal: PLoS ONE

Article Title: Clinical utility of the BioFire FilmArray Blood Culture Identification panel in the adjustment of empiric antimicrobial therapy in the critically ill septic patient

doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254389

Figure Lengend Snippet: Impact of the BioFire FilmArray BCID panel on the adjustment of antimicrobial therapy.

Article Snippet: Additionally, the use of the BioFire FilmArray BCID panel permitted the prompt implementation of additional infection prevention and control practices in a sizeable proportion (14%) of patients in the study who were harbouring multidrug resistant pathogens.

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Journal: Microbiology Spectrum

Article Title: A Closer Look at the Laboratory Impact of Utilizing ePlex Blood Culture Identification Panels: a Workflow Analysis Using Rapid Molecular Detection for Positive Blood Cultures

doi: 10.1128/spectrum.01796-22

Figure Lengend Snippet: Discordancy resolution

Article Snippet: Discordancy resolution was performed at GenMark Dx for research purposes only by performing further BCID panel testing, growth on selective medium, and PCR/sequencing.

Techniques: Cloning, Produced, Sequencing

Journal: Microbiology Spectrum

Article Title: Correlation between Identification of β-Lactamase Resistance Genes and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profiles in Gram-Negative Bacteria: a Laboratory Data Analysis

doi: 10.1128/spectrum.01485-21

Figure Lengend Snippet: Distribution of Gram-negative bacteria identified by MALDI-ToF and ePlex from March 2019 to February 2021

Article Snippet: The use of rapid molecular diagnostic (RMD) tests such as GenMark ePlex BCID-GN panel allows surveillance of CTX-M ESBL and common carbapenemases at a molecular level in Gram-negative bacteria.

Techniques: Bacteria