Ann Clin Microbiol 2022;25:147-154. Evaluation of the BioFire FilmArray pneumonia panel for the detection of bacterial respiratory pathogens and antimicrobial resistance genes in endotracheal aspirate specimens

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Table 1. BioFire FilmArray pneumonia panel detection target pathogens and antibacterial resistance genes
CategoryTarget
Bacteria (Semi-quantitative)Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii complex
Enterobacter cloacae complex
Escherichia coli
Haemophilus influenzae
Klebsiella aerogenes
Klebsiella oxytoca
Klebsiella pneumoniae group
Moraxella catarrhalis
Proteus spp.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Serratia marcescens
Staphylococcus aureus
Streptococcus agalactiae
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Streptococcus pyogenes
Atypical bacteriaChlamydia pneumoniae
Legionella pneumophila
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
VirusesAdenovirus
Coronavirus
Human Metapneumovirus
Human Rhinovirus/Enterovirus
In­fluenza A
Infl­uenza B
Parainfluenza Virus
Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Antimicrobial resistance genesIMP
– CarbapenemasesKPC
NDM
OXA-48-like
VIM
– ESBL CTX-M
– Methicillin resistancemecA/C and MREJ (MRSA)

Abbreviations: ESBL, extended-spectrum ß-lactamase; MREJ, SCCmec right extremity junction; MRSA, methicillin-resistant S. aureus.