| Literature DB >> 21632894 |
Stephen A Neville1, Annabelle Lecordier, Helen Ziochos, Mathew J Chater, Iain B Gosbell, Michael W Maley, Sebastiaan J van Hal.
Abstract
Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) was evaluated prospectively in a diagnostic laboratory. Nine hundred twenty-seven organisms were tested in triplicate; 2,351/2,781 (85%) species and 2,681/2,781 (96%) genus identifications were correct. Known issues such as the misidentification of alpha-hemolytic streptococci as Streptococcus pneumoniae were easily corrected. Identifications cost AUD$0.45 per isolate and were available in minutes. MALDI-TOF MS is rapid, accurate, and inexpensive.Mesh:
Year: 2011 PMID: 21632894 PMCID: PMC3147730 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00431-11
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948