Application of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry in clinical diagnostic microbiology

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1081-1088

  De Carolis, Elena ^a   Vella, Antonietta ^a   Vaccaro, Luisa ^a   Torelli, Riccardo ^a   Spanu, Teresa ^a   Fiori, Barbara ^a   Posteraro, Brunella ^a   Sanguinetti, Maurizio ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Diagnostic microbiology; MALDI TOF MS; Subtyping

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE; CARBAPENEMASE; COLD SHOCK PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; INITIATION FACTOR; RNA BINDING PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA; CLOSTRIDIA; CRYPTOCOCCUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUSARIUM; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MOLECULAR TYPING; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; REVIEW; SHIGELLA; STENOTROPHOMONAS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SUBTYPING; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; FUNGUS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSES; PROCEDURES;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; FUNGI; HUMANS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MYCOSES; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, MATRIX-ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION-IONIZATION;

EID: 84907016127     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.3623     Document Type: Review

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