| Literature DB >> 23784130 |
John A Branda1, Rachelle P Markham, Cherilyn D Garner, Jenna A Rychert, Mary Jane Ferraro.
Abstract
The Vitek MS v2.0 matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry system accurately distinguished Streptococcus pneumoniae from nonpneumococcal S. mitis group species. Only 1 of 116 nonpneumococcal isolates (<1%) was misidentified as S. pneumoniae. None of 95 pneumococcal isolates was misidentified. This method provides a rapid, simple means of discriminating among these challenging organisms.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23784130 PMCID: PMC3754641 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00824-13
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948