Table 2. . Pathogen targets on various multiplex respiratory panels.
| Manufacturer | GenMark | BioFire | Luminex | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platform | ePlex | XT-8 | FilmArray† | Verigene‡ | NxTAG |
| Influenza A | Influenza A | Influenza A | Influenza A | Influenza A | |
| Influenza A H1 | Influenza A H1 | Influenza A H1 | Influenza A H1 | Influenza A H1 | |
| Influenza A H3 | Influenza A H3 | Influenza A H3 | Influenza A H3 | Influenza A H3 | |
| Influenza A 2009 H1N1 | Influenza A 2009 H1N1 | Influenza A 2009 H1N1 | – | – | |
| Viral targets | Influenza B | Influenza B | Influenza B | Influenza B | Influenza B |
| Respiratory syncytial virus A | Respiratory syncytial virus A | Respiratory syncytial virus | Respiratory syncytial virus A | Respiratory syncytial virus A | |
| Respiratory syncytial virus B | Respiratory syncytial virus B | Respiratory syncytial virus B | Respiratory syncytial virus B | ||
| Parainfluenza virus 1 | Parainfluenza virus 1 | Parainfluenza virus 1 | Parainfluenza virus 1 | Parainfluenza virus 1 | |
| Parainfluenza virus 2 | Parainfluenza virus 2 | Parainfluenza virus 2 | Parainfluenza virus 2 | Parainfluenza virus 2 | |
| Parainfluenza virus 3 | Parainfluenza virus 3 | Parainfluenza virus 3 | Parainfluenza virus 3 | Parainfluenza virus 3 | |
| Parainfluenza virus 4 | – | Parainfluenza Virus 4 | Parainfluenza virus 4 | Parainfluenza virus 4 | |
| Meta-pneumovirus | Meta-pneumovirus | Meta-pneumovirus | Meta-pneumovirus | Meta-pneumovirus | |
| Rhino/Enterovirus | Rhinovirus | Rhino/Enterovirus | Rhinovirus | Rhino/Enterovirus | |
| Adenovirus | Adenovirus B/E | Adenovirus | – | Adenovirus | |
| Adenovirus C | |||||
| – | – | – | – | Bocavirus | |
| Coronavirus 229E | Coronavirus 229E | ||||
| Coronavirus | – | Coronavirus HKU1 | – | Coronavirus HKU1 | |
| Coronavirus NL63 | Coronavirus NL63 | ||||
| Coronavirus OC43 | Coronavirus OC43 | ||||
| M. pneumoniae | – | M. pneumoniae | – | M. pneumoniae | |
| C. pneumoniae | – | C. pneumoniae | – | C. pneumoniae | |
| Bacterial targets | – | – | B. pertussis | B. pertussis | – |
| – | – | B. parapertussis | B. parapertussis/bronchospetica | – | |
| – | – | – | B. holmesii | – | |
Summarized here are the various viral and bacterial pathogens currently detectable by commercial multiplex respiratory panels.
†FilmArray RP2 panel.
‡Verigene RP Flex panel.