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Review
. 2019 Sep;39(3):433-451.
doi: 10.1016/j.cll.2019.05.005.

Direct-from-Specimen Pathogen Identification: Evolution of Syndromic Panels

Marc Roger Couturier  1 , Jennifer Dien Bard  2
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Review

Direct-from-Specimen Pathogen Identification: Evolution of Syndromic Panels

Marc Roger Couturier et al. Clin Lab Med. 2019 Sep.

Abstract

This article describes the current state of the art with regards to commercially available syndromic panels for blood stream infections, gastrointestinal pathogen detection, respiratory tract infections, and central nervous system infections, while providing a provocative and speculative look into the future of syndromic panel testing for infectious diseases.

Keywords: Encephalitis panel; Gastroenteritis panel; Meningitis panel; Respiratory panel; Sepsis panel; Syndromic panel.

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