Utility of FilmArray® ME Panel for prompt Neisseria meningitidis detection in non-cerebrospinal fluid samples. A case report.

Abstract The FilmArray® Meningitis/Encephalitis Panel detects the 14 most frequent pathogens causing meningitis and/or encephalitis. The use of FilmArray ME with non-validated samples is seldom published in the literature. We describe the case of a 3-year-old child, diagnosed with acute meningoencephalitis, in whom the FilmArray® ME technique succesfully identified Neisseria meningitidis in both skin biopsy and whole blood samples.