Takumi Okamura

Clinical impact of the BIOFIRE FILMARRAY Pneumonia Panel combined with antimicrobial stewardship education on pediatric patients with lower respiratory tract infection: a pre–post study from a tertiary center in Nara, Japan

ABSTRACT Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) account for a large share of pediatric antimicrobial prescriptions. The BIOFIRE FILMARRAY Pneumonia Panel (FAPN; BioMérieux) detects 33 respiratory pathogens within approximately 1 h. We investigated the clinical impact of its s...