Rapid species diagnosis for invasive candidiasis using mass spectrometry.

Rapid species diagnosis for invasive candidiasis using mass spectrometry.

BACKGROUND: Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionisation time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI TOF-MS) allows the identification of most bacteria and an increasing number of fungi. The potential for the highest clinical benefit of such methods would be in severe acute infections that require prompt...

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Main Authors: Carine Marinach-Patrice, Arnaud Fekkar, Ralitsa Atanasova, Johanna Gomes, Laura Djamdjian, Jean-Yves Brossas, Isabelle Meyer, Pierre Buffet, Georges Snounou, Annick Datry, Christophe Hennequin, Jean-Louis Golmard, Dominique Mazier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2810333?pdf=render

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