Diagnostic value of the Biofire® Filmarray Pneumonia panel compared to conventional sputum culture in patients with an exacerbation of bronchiectasis

P. Oscanoa Huaman (Barcelona, Spain), V. Alcaraz Serrano (Barcelona, Spain), R. Amaro Rodriguez (Barcelona, Spain), L. Bueno Freire (Barcelona, Spain), N. Vàzquez (Barcelona, Spain), L. Fernández-Barat (Barcelona, Spain), A. Torres Martí (Barcelona, Spain), V. Alcaraz Serrano (Barcelona, Spain)

Source: Virtual Congress 2021 – Bronchiectasis
Session: Bronchiectasis
Session type: E-poster
Number: 2067

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