Rapid micro-organism identification from blood and enrichment fluid cultures using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry following abbreviated incubation on chocolate agar plates in a high-throughput regional microbiology laboratory

Infect Dis (Lond). 2019 Apr;51(4):312-316. doi: 10.1080/23744235.2019.1565417. Epub 2019 Feb 7.
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Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Agar
  • Bacteria / isolation & purification*
  • Bacteriological Techniques*
  • Blood / microbiology*
  • Clinical Laboratory Techniques / methods*
  • Communicable Diseases / diagnosis
  • Culture Media
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Humans
  • Pilot Projects
  • Proof of Concept Study
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization

Substances

  • Culture Media
  • Agar