Standard Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry Reagents May Inactivate Potentially Hazardous Bacteria

J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Aug;53(8):2788-9. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00957-15. Epub 2015 May 27.

Authors

Scott A Cunningham¹, Robin Patel²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
² Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA patel.robin@mayo.edu.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
Bacteria / drug effects*
Bacteria / growth & development
Humans
Indicators and Reagents / pharmacology*
Microbial Viability / drug effects*
Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization / methods*
Time Factors

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Indicators and Reagents