BioFire’s New Multiplex PCR Testing Solution for Joint Infections

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The BioFire Joint Infection Panel features a panel of 31 causative pathogens & 8 antimicrobial resistance markers most likely to cause joint infections.
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Matchup: The Stool Bench vs. the BioFire GI Panel

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Stool culture is the standard for gastroenteritis testing, however, stool culture has several shortcomings, especially when compared to the BioFire GI Panel.

Tactics to De-escalate Transmission of COVID-19 in Healthcare Facilities

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Like other commonly identified HAIs, the nosocomial transmission of the COVID-19 virus poses an immediate threat to patient health & safety.

Detect and Serve: How Respiratory Syndromic Testing Impacted an ID Physician

Infectious disease specialist Dr. Javeed Siddiqui, explains the difference the BioFire RP2 Panel has made to his practice.

Pneumonia Meets its Match with Molecular Testing from BioFire

Traditional testing methods often fail to determine the cause of pneumonia. The BioFire® FilmArray® Pneumonia (PN) Panel was made to meet this diagnostic challenge.

Remembering Kary Mullis, Pioneer of PCR

Kary Mullis, the inventor of polymerase chain reaction, died in August 2019. Syndromic testing from BioFire is made possible by his groundbreaking work.

Fighting Infectious Disease with Syndromic Testing

BioFire is fighting back against the threat of infectious disease. Our syndromic approach to diagnostic testing turns questions into answers—so more doctors and patients can turn battles into victories.

What’s the Deal with Diarrhea?

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We answer basic questions about diarrhea—including what it is, what causes it, and how it can be diagnosed and treated.

Improving ED Patient Management with the BioFire® FilmArray® System

Dr. Sameer Desai is an emergency medicine physician in Lexington, Kentucky, where he uses the BioFire RP and the BioFire ME Panel to help improve patient management in the emergency department.

How the BioFire System Empowers an Emergency Medicine Physician

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Learn how Dr. Louis Frazier uses fast, pathogen-specific results from the BioFire® FilmArray® RP2 & ME Panels to help diagnose patients in Nashville.

A Lab Manager’s Take on Rapid Syndromic Testing from BioFire

According to Dave Myers, the BioFire System has “been a game-changer" in his laboratory. Read his full take on rapid syndromic testing from BioFire.

How Epidemiology Began with a London Water Pump

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In 1854, a physician named John Snow removed a water pump’s handle—and it changed the world.

5 More Bad Bugs to Watch Out For

From problematic parasites to barbaric bacteria, these bad bugs are wanted for a wide array of sickening crimes.