Comparison of Respiratory Pathogen Detection in Upper versus Lower Respiratory Tract Samples Using the BioFire FilmArray Respiratory Panel in the Immunocompromised Host.
Natalya AzadehKenneth K SakataAli SaeedJohn J MullonThomas E GrysAndrew H LimperMatthew J BinnickerPublished in: Canadian respiratory journal (2018)
The FARP may be useful in the ICH. Given the high concordance, in patients whom a pathogen is identified on the NP FARP, a FARP performed on BAL will likely yield the same result. However, if the NP FARP is negative, performing the test on a BAL sample may have an incremental yield.