Utility of a Rapid Lateral Flow Assay To Resolve Erroneous Identification of Burkholderia pseudomallei as Burkholderia thailandensis by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight (MALDI-TOF) Mass Spectrometry

J Clin Microbiol. 2018 Nov 27;56(12):e01437-18. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01437-18. Print 2018 Dec.
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Keywords: Burkholderia pseudomallei; MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry; lateral flow assays.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Bacteriological Techniques / methods*
  • Burkholderia / chemistry
  • Burkholderia / immunology
  • Burkholderia / isolation & purification
  • Burkholderia pseudomallei / chemistry
  • Burkholderia pseudomallei / immunology
  • Burkholderia pseudomallei / isolation & purification*
  • Early Diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Immunoassay
  • Male
  • Melioidosis / diagnosis*
  • Melioidosis / microbiology
  • Middle Aged
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization*