“…In the manuscript, Cortes et al, analyzed 496 CSF samples by a commercially available nested PCR assay, BioFire FilmArray. 1 The meningoencephalitis panel is designed to detect 14 pathogens. These include six bacteria (E. Coli, H influenza, Listeria monocytogenes, Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus agalactiae and Streptococcus pneumoniae), seven viruses (Herpes simplex 1 and 2, Human Herpesvirus 6, Cytomegalovirus, Varicella Zoster virus, Parechovirus and Enterovirus) and one fungus (Cryptococcus).…”