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| Title |
Enhancing pathogen identification in patients with meningitis and a negative Gram stain using the BioFire FilmArray® Meningitis/Encephalitis panel
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| Published in |
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, April 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12941-016-0137-1 |
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| Authors |
Susan H. Wootton, Elizabeth Aguilera, Lucrecia Salazar, Andrew C. Hemmert, Rodrigo Hasbun |
| Abstract |
Meningitis with a negative cerebrospinal (CSF) Gram stain represents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the performance of the BioFire FilmArray(®) Meningitis/Encephalitis (FA ME) panel in patients presenting with community-acquired meningitis with a negative Gram stain. CSF from 48 patients with community-acquired meningitis with a negative Gram stain admitted to four hospitals in Houston, TX underwent additional testing by the FA ME. FA ME results were compared to results obtained as part of routine evaluation. The panel detected pathogens not previously identified in 11 (22.9 %) of 48, but did not detect pathogens identified by standard technique (West Nile virus, Histoplasma) in 5 (15.2 %) patients. Rapid testing for the most common pathogens causing meningitis will aid in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with meningitis. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | 20% |
| Australia | 1 | 20% |
| United States | 1 | 20% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 1 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 60% |
| Scientists | 1 | 20% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 102 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 102 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 15 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 10% |
| Other | 9 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 9% |
| Other | 22 | 22% |
| Unknown | 26 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 36 | 35% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 14 | 14% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 6 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 5% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 5 | 5% |
| Unknown | 33 | 32% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 7. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 26 September 2018.
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