Correct implementation of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry in routine clinical microbiology

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1991-

  De Bel, Annelies ^a   Wybo, Ingrid ^a   Piérard, Denis ^a   Lauwers, Sabine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DATA BASE; LETTER; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; TAXONOMY;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, MATRIX-ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION-IONIZATION;

EID: 77951842861     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00403-10     Document Type: Letter

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