Comparison of Respiratory Pathogen Detection in Upper versus Lower Respiratory Tract Samples Using the BioFire FilmArray Respiratory Panel in the Immunocompromised Host

Background. The FilmArray Respiratory Panel (FARP) (BioFire Diagnostics, Inc.) is a multiplex, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique that can detect 17 respiratory viruses and 3 bacterial targets in a single reaction. Immunocompromised hosts (ICH) with respiratory illnesses often undergo broncho...

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Main Authors: Natalya Azadeh, Kenneth K. Sakata, Ali Saeed, John J. Mullon, Thomas E. Grys, Andrew H. Limper, Matthew J. Binnicker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2685723
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