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. 2020 Jun 24;58(7):e00135-20. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00135-20

TABLE 1.

BioFire PN panel targets

Category (result type) Target
Viruses (qualitative) Adenovirus
Coronavirus
Human metapneumovirus
Human rhinovirus/enterovirus
Influenza A virus
Influenza B virus
Parainfluenza virus
Respiratory syncytial virus
Bacteria (qualitative result)
Bacteria (qualitative) Chlamydia pneumoniae
Legionella pneumophila
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Bacteria (semiquantitativea ) Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-A. baumannii complex
Enterobacter cloacae complex
Escherichia coli
Haemophilus influenzae
Klebsiella aerogenes
Klebsiella oxytoca
Klebsiella pneumoniae group
Moraxella catarrhalis
Proteus spp.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Serratia marcescens
Staphylococcus aureus
Streptococcus agalactiae
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Streptococcus pyogenes
Antimicrobial resistance markers (qualitative, conditionally reported)
    Carbapenemases KPCb
     NDMb
     IMPb
     VIMb
     OXA-48-likec
    Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases CTX-Mb
    Methicillin resistance genes mecA/mecC and MREJd
a

Reported as 104, 105, 106, or >107 copies/ml.

b

Reported when A. calcoaceticus-A. baumannii complex, E. cloacae complex, E. coli, K. aerogenes, K. oxytoca, K. pneumoniae group, Proteus spp., P. aeruginosa, or S. marcescens is also detected.

c

Reported when E. cloacae complex, E. coli, K. aerogenes, K. oxytoca, K. pneumoniae group, Proteus spp., or S. marcescens is also detected.

d

Reported when S. aureus is also detected.