650. Relationship of a Multiplex Molecular Pneumonia Panel (PP) Results with Hospital Outcomes and Clinical Variables

BACKGROUND: The Pneumonia Panel (PP) (BioFire Diagnostics, Salt Lake City, UT) detects 15 potentially pathogenic bacteria semiquantitatively (copy #/mL), 8 viruses and 7 resistance genes from the lower respiratory tract in ≈1 hour in the laboratory. Since identification and susceptibility take ≈ 2 days, this rapid result time is very attractive; however, the clinical significance of the PP copy #/mL as well as a predictable group of PP positive but culture negative patients is unknown. We retrospectively studied the relationship of 270 PP results to culture results, clinical data and outcomes. METHODS: Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (N = 197) and endotracheal aspirates (N = 73) submitted to the UF Health Shands Hospital microbiology laboratory from June-September 2018 were frozen at −70°C, until tested on the PP. Patient data were extracted from the inpatient electronic medical record (Epic). RESULTS: Of 270 patients tested, 111/270 (41.1%) were PP bacteria negative/culture no growth or normal flora (Group 1), 59/270 (21.9%) were PP positive/culture negative (Group 2), and 100/270 (37.0%) were PP positive/culture positive (Group 3) for at least 1 concordant bacterial potential pathogen. Hospital length of stay (LOS), P = 0.0274, ANOVA; ICU LOS P = 0.0007 and BAL % Polys P < 0.0001 were significantly longer/higher in Group 3 than in Groups 1 and 2 (Table 1). Max daily temp on the day of culture in PP-positive groups 2 and 3 was significantly higher than the PP-negative group 1, P = 0.0260, ANOVA, (Table 1). Age, daily WBC, lowest paO2, max FiO2, % on antibiotics ( ≥80% for all groups), and % with viruses in the PP were not significantly different across groups. When all PP pathogens were grouped by copy # /mL, ICU LOS was significantly longer for 10(7) copies/mL (P = 0.0088), as was BAL % polys (P = 0.0006). Max daily temp was almost significantly higher for PP-positive groups 10(5), 10(6), and 10(7) combined compared with the PP-negative group (Table 2, P = 0.0608). CONCLUSION: Hospital LOS was significantly longer and BAL %Polys higher in the bacterial pathogen culture-positive/PP-positive group vs. not positive groups. ICU LOS and BAL %Polys were significantly higher for the PP-positive groups vs. PP negative regardless of culture results. PP results (copy #/mL) independently correlated with outcome and clinical measures. [Image: see text] [Image: see text] DISCLOSURES: All authors: No reported disclosures.