Impact of Rapid Molecular Multiplex Gastrointestinal Pathogen Testing in Management of Children during a <i>Shigella</i> Outbreak
Neena Kanwar, Jami Jackson, Tyler Bardsley, Andrew T. Pavia, Kevin M. Bourzac, Kristen Holmberg, Rangaraj Selvarangan
Abstract
Fecal culture for isolation and identification of Shigella may take days. The BioFire FilmArray Gastrointestinal (GI) panel (bioMérieux, France) is a PCR-based assay that detects enteric pathogens including Shigella /enteroinvasive Escherichia coli (EIEC) in about an hour.
Topics & Concepts
ShigellaShigellosisMedicineAzithromycinOutbreakInternal medicineIsolation (microbiology)MicrobiologyGastroenterologyVirologyAntibioticsSalmonellaBiologyBacteriaGeneticsViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens researchEscherichia coli research studies