Table 4.
Syndromic Panels that Are Currently Available in the United States for the Detection of Bloodstream Infection Pathogens
| Analyte | FDA Cleared? | Acinetobacter baumannii or Acinetobacter spp. | Candida spp. | Citrobacter spp. | Enterobacteriaceae | Enterobacter spp. | Enterococcus spp. | Escherichia coli | Haemophilus influenzae | Klebsiella oxytoca | Klebsiella pneumoniae | Listeria spp. | Micrococcus spp. | Neisseria meningitidis | Proteus spp. | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Serratia spp. | Staphylococcus spp. | Staphylococcus aureus | Streptococcus spp. | Streptococcus agalactiae | Streptococcus pneumoniae | Streptococcus pyogenes | Carbapenemase Genes | Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Genes | mecA | vanA/vanB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FilmArray BCID Panel | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | + |
| VERIGENE GN BC Test | + | + | X | + | − | − | X | + | − | − | + | X | X | − | + | + | + | X | X | X | X | X | X | + | + | X | X |
| VERIGENE GP BC Test | + | X | X | X | X | X | + | X | X | X | X | X | + | X | X | X | X | + | + | + | + | + | + | X | X | + | + |
Abbreviation: FDA, US Food and Drug Administration.
Symbols: +, yes or present on panel; -, no or absent from panel.