Genoveva Cuesta, Pedro Puerta-Alcalde, Andrea Vergara, Enric Roses, Jordi Bosch, Climent Casals-Pascual, Alex Soriano, Mª Ángeles Marcos, Sergi Sanz, Jordi Vila
The rapid and broad microbiological diagnosis of meningoencephalitis (ME) has been possible thanks to the development of multiplex PCR tests applied to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). We aimed to assess a new multiplex PCR panel (the QIAstat-Dx ME panel), which we compared to conventional diagnostic tools and the Biofire FilmArray ME Panel. The pathogens analyzed using both methods were Escherichia coli K1, Haemophilus influenzae , Listeria monocytogenes , Neisseria meningitidis , Streptococcus agalactiae , Streptococcus pneumoniae , Enterovirus, herpes simplex virus 1-2, human herpesvirus 6, human parechovirus, varicella zoster virus, and Cryptococcus neoformans/gattii ...
April 11, 2024: Diagnostics