Identification of Cryptococcus neoformans by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry in blood culture

Identification of Cryptococcus neoformans by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry in blood culture

This is a report of isolation of Cryptococcus neoformans from blood culture. Identification was conducted by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry. The relevance of this report is related to the site affected, the severity of the infection, and the importance o...

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Main Authors: Max Roberto Batista Araújo, Elaine Gomes de Morais Santos, Vanessa Wolf, Luisa Ferreira Seabra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre ; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) 2018-07-01
Series:Clinical and Biomedical Research
Subjects:
Cryptococcus neoformans
blood culture
spectrometry
mass
Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
Online Access:http://seer.ufrgs.br/hcpa/article/view/78285

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