https://www.selleckchem.com/products/ad80.html atic, renal function, hyponatremia, and anemia. Variceal bleeding as the indication and early placement of the device were associated with a reduction in post-TIPS hospital care. These findings support a role for this treatment, predominantly in the early stages of cirrhosis.To assess the impact of a rapid diagnostic system based on nucleic acid amplification techniques (FilmArray ME) on the diagnosis and treatment of patients with meningitis or encephalitis admitted to our emergency department. Between November 2016, and June 2019 we studied 79 samples of cerebrospinal fluid from patients admitted to our emergency department with suspected diagnoses of meningitis or encephalitis. FilmArray ME panel was used routinely in addition to conventional laboratory methods for the identification of microorganisms in cerebrospinal fluid samples (CSF). A total of 46 (58%) patients had clinical and CSF results suggestive of meningitis or encephalitis, and 24 (30%) had a confirmed microbiological diagnosis. Patients' mean age was 41 years (range 2 months to 90 years) and 56% were male. Four patients had been partially treated with antibiotics. FilmArray ME identified 23 cases (1 fungal, 11 bacterial, and 11 viral). Gram staining showed microorganisms in 5 cases (1 fungal, 4 bacterial), and conventional microbiology cultures identified 8 cases (1 fungal and 7 bacterial). The time difference (95% confidence interval) between FilmArray ME and cerebrospinal fluid culture results was 3.2 days (95% CI 2.7-3.7; P  less then  0.001). FilmArray ME results induced modifications in antimicrobial treatment in 27 (59%) patients. The FilmArray ME panel provided a fast and reliable result in a large proportion of patients, even in those patients with culture-negative bacterial meningitis. Use of FilmArray ME can contribute to antimicrobial stewardship.To evaluate the efficacy and safety of colchicine for secondary prevention of coronary heart dise