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TABLE 4.

Clinical investigation of cases rejected for FilmArray ME panel testing due to normal CSF WBC counts but positive with a conventional test

Conventional test result	Clinical comorbidity(ies)^a	Treatment decision	Impacts of ME panel rejection
HHV-6 detected	Lymphoma, status post-BMT	Foscarnet started	Diagnosis delayed 18 h,^b treatment delayed 22 h^b
HHV-6 detected	MDS, status post-BMT	Foscarnet started	Diagnosis delayed 133 h,^b treatment delayed 136 h^b
CMV detected	CNS vasculitis, on immunosuppressive therapy	Ganciclovir started	Diagnosis delayed 44 h,^b treatment delayed 46 h^b
VZV detected	Status post-liver transplant	Acyclovir continued	Diagnosis delayed 32 h,^b no treatment delay

BMT, bone marrow transplant; MDS, myelodysplastic syndrome; CNS, central nervous system.

Assumes that the Film Array ME panel would have detected the target detected by the conventional assay.