Microbial Detection in Community Acquired Pleural Space Infection Using the BioFire Joint Infection Panel and Individual PCR Assays
These results underscore the importance of molecular approaches in diagnosing pleural space infections and demonstrate the feasibility of panel-based PCR-based diagnostics for these sometimes-complex infections. The BIOFIRE JI Panel, designed for testing synovial fluid, could be modified to provide a useful diagnostic for testing pleural fluid.
Authors
- R. Kern
- Tomas Eagan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8725-9960)
- Portia Mira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4093-2809)
- Ruben Dyrhovden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2486-5426)
- Matthew J. Wolf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8004-4852)
- Marit Gjerde Tellevik
- Eva Carmona Porquera
- Robin Patel
- Oscar Lopez-Martinez
- Oyvind Kommedal
- Kaiser G Lim
- Abigail Krause
Institutions
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- Haukeland University Hospital (NO)
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Florida (US)
- University of Bergen (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2026-01-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciag050
- Primary Topic
- Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00