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1821. Evaluation of Cerebrospinal Fluid White Blood Cell Count Criteria for Use of the BioFire(®) FilmArray(®) Meningitis/Encephalitis Panel in Immunocompetent Patients

BACKGROUND: In 2016, our academic medical center implemented the BioFire(®) FilmArray(®) Meningitis/Encephalitis Panel (MEP), which detects 14 viral, bacterial, and fungal pathogens. Institutional guidelines recommended the test be used in nonimmunocompromised patients age ≥2 years only if the cereb...

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Autores principales: McCreery, Randy, Nielsen, Lindsey E, Clarey, Dillon, Murphy, Caitlin N, Van Schooneveld, Trevor C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6809276/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz359.084