Rapid pathogen identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing in in vitro endophthalmitis with matrix assisted laser desorption-ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry and VITEK 2 without prior culture.
<h4>Purpose</h4>Prompt clinical diagnosis and initiation of treatment are critical in the management of infectious endophthalmitis. Current methods used to identify causative agents of infectious endophthalmitis are mostly inefficient, owing to suboptimal sensitivity, length, and cost. M...
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-01-01
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Serie: | PLoS ONE |
Accesso online: | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0227071&type=printable |