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Respiratory Panels
Sample Type: Nasopharyngeal Swab
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FilmArray® Panels. The FilmArray® Respiratory Panel (RP)
FDA-cleared and CE-marked
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The FilmArray® The FilmArray®
Blood Culture Identification (BCID) Panel Gastrointestinal (GI) Panel
Sample Type: Positive Blood Culture FDA-cleared and CE-marked Sample Type: Stool in Cary Blair FDA-cleared and CE-marked
The FilmArray BCID Panel tests for a comprehensive set of 24 gram-positive, gram- The FilmArray GI Panel tests for a comprehensive set of 22 gastrointestinal
negative and yeast pathogens and three antibiotic resistance genes associated with pathogens. The FilmArray GI Panel tests stool in Cary Blair for common pathogens
bloodstream infections. The FilmArray BCID Panel detects and identifies the most common associated with gastroenteritis. Quickly identifying the probable pathogen can
causes of bloodstream infections. Quickly identifying the probable cause of sepsis may ensure appropriate treatment and patient management and help decrease
help clinicians reduce the time to appropriate antimicrobial therapy and positively infectious gastroenteritis which can lead to severe illness or death.
impact patient survival.
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Bacteria Viruses
Gram-Negative Bacteria Gram-Positive Bacteria Campylobacter (jejuni, coli and upsaliensis) Adenovirus F40/41
Acinetobacter baumannii Enterococcus Clostridium difficile (toxin A/B) Astrovirus
Haemophilus influenzae Listeria monocytogenes Plesiomonas shigelloides Norovirus GI/GII
Neisseria meningitidis Staphylococcus Salmonella Rotavirus A
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Staphylococcus aureus Yersinia enterocolitica Sapovirus (I, II, IV and V)
Enterobacteriaceae Streptococcus Vibrio (parahaemolyticus, vulnificus and cholerae)
Enterobacter cloacae complex Streptococcus agalactiae Vibrio cholerae
Escherichia coli Streptococcus pneumoniae
Diarrheagenic E. coli/Shigella: Parasites
Klebsiella oxytoca Streptococcus pyogenes
Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC) Cryptosporidium
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) Cyclospora cayetanensis
Proteus Yeast Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) lt/st Entamoeba histolytica
Serratia marcescens Candida albicans
Shiga-like toxin-producing Giardia lamblia
Candida glabrata
E. coli (STEC) stx1/stx2
Antimicrobial Resistance Genes Candida krusei
E. coli O157
mecA – methicillin resistance Candida parapsilosis
Shigella/Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC)
vanA/B – vancomycin resistance Candida tropicalis
KPC – carbapenem resistance
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The FilmArray® The FilmArray® Investigational Use Only
Meningitis/Encephalitis (ME) Panel Pneumonia Panel
Sample Type: Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) FDA-cleared and CE-marked Sample Type: Sputum, Endotracheal Aspirate, and Bronchoalveolar Lavage
The FilmArray ME Panel tests for a comprehensive set of 14 bacteria, viruses and The FilmArray Pneumonia Panel will test for a comprehensive set of 27 pathogens and 7
yeast. The FilmArray ME Panel identifies the most common viral, bacteria, and yeast antibiotic resistance markers. The FilmArray Pneumonia Panel will identify the most common
pathogens that cause infections in the central nervous system which, in some cases, bacterial, viral, and fungal pathogens associated with various types of community/hospital-
can be life-threatening. Rapidly identifying the probable cause of these potentially severe acquired pneumonia. Quickly identifying the probable causative agent helps determine how a
conditions can allow faster decisions on appropriate therapy. healthcare provider chooses to treat a lower respiratory tract infection.
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