Evaluation of the BioFire<sup>®</sup> FilmArray<sup>®</sup> Blood Culture Identification Panel on positive blood cultures in a regional hospital laboratory in KwaZulu-Natal

Background: There are presently many non-culture-based methods commercially available to identify organisms and antimicrobial susceptibility from blood culture bottles. Each platform has its benefits and limitations. However, there is a need for an improved system with minimal hands-on requirements...

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Main Authors: Mokshanand Fhooblall, Fikile Nkwanyana, Koleka P. Mlisana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2016-09-01
Series:African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
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Online Access:https://ajlmonline.org/index.php/ajlm/article/view/411