| Literature DB >> 28855303 |
Matthew L Faron1, Blake W Buchan1,2, Nathan A Ledeboer3,2.
Abstract
Early initiation of effective antibiotics for septic patients is essential for patient survival. Matrix-assisted desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has revolutionized clinical microbiology for isolate identification and has the possibility to impact how blood culture testing is performed. This review discusses the various uses of MALDI-TOF MS for the identification and susceptibility testing of positive blood cultures, the performance of these methods, and the outcomes involved with its implementation.Entities:
Keywords: MALDI-TOF MS; antimicrobial susceptibilities; bacterial identification; blood culture; diagnostics
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28855303 PMCID: PMC5703799 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00868-17
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948