Multicenter Evaluation of the Bruker MALDI Biotyper CA System for the Identification of Clinical Aerobic Gram-Negative Bacterial Isolates.

The prompt and accurate identification of bacterial pathogens is fundamental to patient health and outcome. Recent advances in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) have revolutionized bacterial identification in the clinical laboratory, but unif...

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Main Authors: Matthew L Faron, Blake W Buchan, Josh Hyke, Neil Madisen, Jennifer L Lillie, Paul A Granato, Deborah A Wilson, Gary W Procop, Susan Novak-Weekley, Elizabeth Marlowe, Joven Cumpio, Christen Griego-Fullbright, Sandra Kindig, Karen Timm, Stephen Young, Nathan A Ledeboer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4631355?pdf=render