date:May 16, 2012
The expanded use of the panel adds the bacteriaBordetella pertussis,Mycoplasma pneumoniaeandChlamydophila pneumoniae. The FilmArray Respiratory Panel is the first FDA-cleared molecular diagnostic test able to identify the three bacteria.
Bordetella pertussisis the cause of pertussis, or whooping cough, a serious disease in very young children.Mycoplasma pneumoniaeis a common cause of respiratory infection and community-acquired pneumonia, sometimes resulting in large outbreaks, especially in ch