Skip to main content
. 2020 May 12;3(3):401–417. doi: 10.1021/acsptsci.0c00027

Table 3. Respiratory Molecular Panels: Organisms and Resistance Genes Soughta.

manufacturer Curetis Unyvero
BioFire FilmArray
Nanosphere Hologic Seegene
panel P50 P55 lower respiratory tract (pneumonia) “respiratory” “pneumonia” Verigene RV+ Gen-Probe Prodesse assays respiratory panel
sample type sputum, BAL sputum, BAL tracheal aspirate naso-pharyngeal swab (NPS) BAL, sputum, tracheal aspirate NPS NPS NPS, NP aspirate, BAL, sputum
Viruses
adenovirus       × ×   × ×
coronavirus       × ×     ×
human metapneumovirus       × ×   × ×
human rhinovirus/enterovirus       × ×     ×
influenza A       × × × × ×
influenza B       × × × × ×
parainfluenza virus       × ×   × ×
respiratory syncytial virus       × × × × ×
human bocavirus               ×
MERS Co-V         ×b      
Bacteria
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii complex × × ×   ×      
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia × × ×          
Enterobacter cloacae complex   × ×   ×      
Enterobacter spp. ×              
Escherichia coli × × ×   ×      
H. influenzae × × ×   ×     ×
Klebsiella aerogenes   ×     ×      
Klebsiella oxytoca × × ×   ×      
K. pneumoniae × × ×   ×      
Klebsiella variicola   × ×          
Moraxella catarrhalis         ×      
Proteus spp. × × ×   ×      
Morganella morganii × × ×          
Citrobacter freundii   × ×          
Moraxella catarrhalis × × ×          
P. aeruginosa × × ×   ×      
Serratia marcescens × × ×   ×      
S. aureus × × ×   ×      
Streptococcus agalactiae         ×      
S. pneumoniae   × ×   ×     ×
Streptococcus pyogenes         ×      
Streptococcus mitis group ×              
C. pneumoniae × × × × ×     ×
L. pneumophila × × ×   ×     ×
M. pneumoniae   × × × ×     ×
Bordetella parapertussis       ×       ×
Bordetella pertussis       ×       ×
Fungi
Pneumocystis jirovecii × × ×          
Resistance Genes
ermA ×              
ermB × ×            
ermC ×              
msrA ×              
mefA/E ×              
mecA × × ×   ×      
mecC   ×     ×      
blaTEM × × ×          
blaSHV × ×            
blaCTX-M × × ×   ×      
blaEBC ×              
blaDHA ×              
blaKPC × × ×   ×      
blaIMP   ×     ×      
blaNDM   × ×   ×      
blaVIM   × ×   ×      
blaOXA-23   × ×          
blaOXA24/40   × ×          
blaOXA-48   × ×   ×      
blaOXA-58   × ×          
blaOXA 51 like ×              
int1 ×              
sul1 × ×            
gyrA83 × ×            
gyrA87 × ×            
parC ×              
a

This table include the major tests which seek bacteria and viruses; other more specific tests are available, but are excluded.

b

Only on the Pneumonia Plus Panel.