The BIOFIRE FILMARRAY Pneumonia plus Panel tests for 18 bacteria (11 Gram negative, 4 Gram positive and 3 atypical), 7 antibiotic resistance markers, and 9 viruses that cause pneumonia and other lower respiratory tract infections. It offers an overall sensitivity and specificity for bronchoalveolar (BAL)-like samples of 96,2% and 98.3%, respectively, and for sputum samples a sensitivity and specificity of 96.3% and 97.2%, respectively. It is run on the BIOFIRE FILMARRAY System, a US FDA, CE-IVD, and TGA certified multiplex PCR system.