Table 2.
Comparison of organism targets in the Biofire® Respiratory FilmArray and the Biofire Pneumonia FilmArray® Panels. The Respiratory Panel requires a nasopharyngeal swab and the Pneumonia Panel requires sputum*.
| Viruses | Respiratory Panel | Pneumonia Panel | Atypical Bacteria | Respiratory Panel | Pneumonia Panel | Bacteria | Respiratory Panel | Pneumonia Panel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adenovirus | X | X | Bordetella pertussis | X | O | Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii complex | O | X |
| Coronavirus⁎⁎ | X | X | Chlamydophila pneumonia | X | X | Enterobacter cloacae complex | O | X |
| Human metapneumovirus | X | X | Legionella pneumophila | O | X | Escherichia coli | O | X |
| Human rhinovirus/enterovirus | X | X | Mycoplasma pneumoniae | X | X | Haemophilus influenzae | O | X |
| Influenza A | X | X | Klebsiella aerogenes | O | X | |||
| Influenza B | X | X | Klebsiella oxytoca | O | X | |||
| Parainfluenza virus | X | X | Klebsiella pneumoniae group | O | X | |||
| Respiratory syncytial virus | X | X | Moraxella catarrhalis | O | X | |||
| Proteus spp | O | X | ||||||
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | O | X | ||||||
| Serratia marcescens | O | X | ||||||
| Staphylococcus aureus | O | X | ||||||
| Streptococcus agalactae | O | X | ||||||
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | O | X | ||||||
| Streptococcus pyogenes | O | X |
⁎
Sputum or sputum equivalent (ie, endotracheal aspirate or BAL)
⁎⁎
Includes 4 strains of coronavirus, but not SARS-CoV-2