Mould routine identification in the clinical laboratory by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry.

BACKGROUND: MALDI-TOF MS recently emerged as a valuable identification tool for bacteria and yeasts and revolutionized the daily clinical laboratory routine. But it has not been established for routine mould identification. This study aimed to validate a standardized procedure for MALDI-TOF MS-based...

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Main Authors: Carole Cassagne, Stéphane Ranque, Anne-Cécile Normand, Patrick Fourquet, Sandrine Thiebault, Chantal Planard, Marijke Hendrickx, Renaud Piarroux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3237453?pdf=render