Abstract

SOLOAGA, Rolando et al. Utilidad del panel FilmArray® BCID en la detección de bacteriemia: estudio multicéntrico latinoamericano. Acta bioquím. clín. latinoam. [online]. 2022, vol.56, n.3, pp.302-308. ISSN 0325-2957.

The objectives of this study were to determine the performance of the BCID panel and to establish the impact of these results on the antimicrobial treatment of patients with bacteremia in 11 hospitals in Latin America. Three hundred and ninety-seven episodes of bacteremia were included and 551 microorganisms isolated from blood cultures were documented. Microbial identification was correct in 91.4% (504/551) of the isolates and in 98.6% (504/511) if only the microorganisms included in the BCID panel are considered. The sensitivity in the detection of the genes mecA, vanA/B and blaKPC was 100% and the specificity was 97%, 100% and 99.6% respectively. Early notification of the outcome allowed therapeutic changes in 242 episodes (60.9%). The BCID panel is a reliable and rapid method for the detection of critical resistance mechanisms and of the microorganisms most frequently isolated from bacteremia and it enables early optimisation of antimicrobial treatment.

Keywords : BCID panel; FilmArray; PCR; Bacteremia.

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