Enhancing pathogen identification in patients with meningitis and a negative Gram stain using the BioFire FilmArray？ Meningitis/Encephalitis panel

Meningitis with a negative cerebrospinal (CSF) Gram stain represents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the performance of the BioFire FilmArray？ Meningitis/Encephalitis (FA ME) panel in patients presenting with community-acquired meningitis with a negative Gram stain