Evaluation of MALDI-TOF MS in the microbiology laboratory
Rapid identification of microorganisms by the clinical microbiology laboratory is of crucial importance for optimal patients’ management and treatment. In general, bacterial identification by conventional methods requires 18-24 hours for colony isolation and at least 24 additional hours for species...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2013 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) |
| Repository: | Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.unifesp.br:11600/7821 |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1676-24442013000300006 http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/7821 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | MALDI-TOF MS mass spectrometry blood stream infection bacterial infections rapid diagnostic espectrometria de massa infecção da corrente sanguínea infecções bacterianas diagnóstico rápido |
| Summary: | Rapid identification of microorganisms by the clinical microbiology laboratory is of crucial importance for optimal patients’ management and treatment. In general, bacterial identification by conventional methods requires 18-24 hours for colony isolation and at least 24 additional hours for species identification. New technologies in microbiology have focused on the rapid diagnosis of bloodstream infections, since they are associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. |
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