Evaluation of the Bruker MALDI Biotyper for identification of Gram-positive rods: development of a diagnostic algorithm for the clinical laboratory.

Schulthess, Bettina; Bloemberg, Guido V; Zbinden, Reinhard; Böttger, Erik C; Hombach, Michael

Schulthess, Bettina; Bloemberg, Guido V; Zbinden, Reinhard; Böttger, Erik C; Hombach, Michael.

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Schulthess B; Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

J Clin Microbiol ; 52(4): 1089-97, 2014 Apr.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24452159

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Algorithms; Bacteriological Techniques/methods; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections/diagnosis; Gram-Positive Rods/chemistry; Gram-Positive Rods/isolation & purification; Specimen Handling/methods; Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization/methods; DNA, Bacterial/chemistry; DNA, Bacterial/genetics; DNA, Ribosomal/chemistry; DNA, Ribosomal/genetics; DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases/genetics; Humans; Molecular Sequence Data; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics; Sensitivity and Specificity; Sequence Analysis, DNA

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Specimen Handling / Algorithms / Bacteriological Techniques / Gram-Positive Rods / Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Evaluation_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Year: 2014 Type: Article

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