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.
Lab technician loading a syndromic pouch into the BioFire® System.

Syndromic Infectious Disease Testing: The New Paradigm

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The BioFire® FilmArray® System tests for multiple pathogens with just one syndromic test. It empowers clinical and laboratory staff to get the answers they need in a clinically actionable time frame—typically in about an hour.

Lab Professionals: Healthcare’s Hidden Heroes

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Lab Week 2020 could not have come at a more appropriate time—right in the midst of a global pandemic that has shined a spotlight on the vital work performed in labs across the world.

Antibiotic Resistant Superbugs

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Over time Superbugs have developed a resistance to the antibiotics designed to fight them. Learn about 10 of these bad bugs & how we're combating them.

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.

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.

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 We Achieved the BioFire “Big 5”

The first 5 panels for the BioFire® FilmArray® System were specifically designed to target syndromes that meet three important criteria.