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[MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry to identify clinical bacterial isolates: evaluation in a teaching hospital in Lille].
Pathologie-biologie - 1 Feb 2010
Blondiaux N, Gaillot O, Courcol R-J
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The aim of our study was to evaluate the capacity of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry to identify clinical bacterial isolates, as compared to the automated identification system Vitek 2 (bioMérieux) used routinely in a teaching hospital. METHODS: Three hundred and sixty-two strains representing 178 species from the laboratory collection were analysed by a Microflex spectrometer (Bruker Daltonics) and Vitek 2....
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