Application of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry in the screening of vanA-positive Enterococcus faecium

European Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 461-465

  Wei, Wu ^a   Li jun, Wang ^b   Wen jun, Sui ^a   Gui, Zhang ^a   Xin xin, Lu ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Enterococcus faecium; Mass spectrometry; Resistance; Vancomycin

Indexed keywords

BACILLI; DESORPTION; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; GENES; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; IONIZATION;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FALSE NEGATIVE RATE; FALSE POSITIVE RATES; MATRIX-ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION-IONIZATION TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASS; NEGATIVE PREDICTIVE VALUE; POSITIVE PREDICTIVE VALUES; VANCOMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN-RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCI;

MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84929163741     PISSN: 14690667     EISSN: 17516838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1255/ejms.1298     Document Type: Article

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