TABLE 4.
Multiple analyte detections by the BioFire PN panel
| BioFire PN panel result | BAL (n = 846) | Sputum (n = 836) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. detected | % of total (% of positives) | No. detected | % of total (% of positives) | |
| Total positive specimens | 413 | 48.8 (100) | 602 | 72.0 (100) | 
| One analyte result | 257 | 30.4 (62.2) | 262 | 31.3 (43.5) | 
| Two analyte results | 105 | 12.4 (25.4) | 178 | 21.3 (29.6) | 
| Three analyte results | 28 | 3.3 (6.8) | 85 | 10.2 (14.1) | 
| Four analyte results | 20 | 2.4 (4.8) | 42 | 5.0 (7.0) | 
| Five analyte results | 2 | 0.2 (0.5) | 23 | 2.8 (3.8) | 
| Six or more analyte results | 1 | 0.1 (0.2) | 12 | 1.4 (2.0) |