Biofire is the manufacturer and sole distributor of FilmArray panels. NAMRU6 has used these panels in the past and it is part of multiple ongoing NAMRU6 research studies at different settings with minimal requirements of trained personnel and lab infrastructure. These panels also provide high quality results as well as cost reduction because it helps to identify simultaneously 17 respiratory viruses and 3 respiratory bacteria. One additional characteristic of this platform is the timely report which is even more important in hospitalized settings as it has been proved in the US.