Multicenter Study Demonstrates Standardization Requirements for Mold Identification by MALDI-TOF MS

ObjectivesRapid and accurate mold identification is critical for guiding therapy for mold infections. MALDI-TOF MS has been widely adopted for bacterial and yeast identification; however, few clinical laboratories have applied this technology for routine mold identification due to limited database a...

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Main Authors: Anna F. Lau, Robert C. Walchak, Heather B. Miller, E. Susan Slechta, Kamal Kamboj, Katherine Riebe, Amy E. Robertson, Jeremy J. Gilbreath, Kaitlin F. Mitchell, Meghan A. Wallace, Alexandra L. Bryson, Joan-Miquel Balada-Llasat, Amanda Bulman, Blake W. Buchan, Carey-Ann D. Burnham, Susan Butler-Wu, Uma Desai, Christopher D. Doern, Kimberly E. Hanson, Christina M. Henderson, Markus Kostrzewa, Nathan A. Ledeboer, Thomas Maier, Preeti Pancholi, Audrey N. Schuetz, Gongyi Shi, Nancy L. Wengenack, Sean X. Zhang, Adrian M. Zelazny, Karen M. Frank
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02098/full