BioFire FilmArray Decreases Infection Control Isolation Times by 4 days in ICU, BMT and Respiratory Wards

BioFire FilmArray Decreases Infection Control Isolation Times by 4 days in ICU, BMT and Respiratory Wards

Evaluation of the BioFire FilmArray respiratory panel and the GenMark eSensor respiratory viral panel on lower respiratory tract specimens.

We evaluated the performance characteristics of the FilmArray respiratory panel and the eSensor respiratory viral panel on clinical and spiked lower respiratory tract specimens (LRTS). The overall agreement between the two methods was 89.5% (51/57). The lower limit of detection of both assays for all targets in LRTS was comparable to that for nasopharyngeal swab specimens.

An Evaluation of Infection Types and the Complications in Hospitalized Elders Admitted in ICU Wards

Objectives: Infections acquired in ICU wards is a major part of nosocomial infections in each hospital. Controlling this type of infections can reduce mortality and hospitalization time. An important and high-risk target group for these infections involves older adults. This study aimed to investigate the infections acquired in ICU among older adults as well as contributors to and complications...

The Impact of Biofire Filmarray Respiratory Panel on Antibiotic Usage in the Emergency Department at an Academic Medical Center

Infection control in the ICU.

Nosocomial infections (NIs) now concern 5 to 15% of hospitalized patients and can lead to complications in 25 to 33% of those patients admitted to ICUs. The most common causes are pneumonia related to mechanical ventilation, intra-abdominal infections following trauma or surgery, and bacteremia derived from intravascular devices. This overview is targeted at ICU physicians to convince them that...