Use of MALDI-TOF MS for Identification of Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Species Isolated from Clinical Specimens

The aim of this study was to compare the results obtained for identification by MALDI-TOF of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) isolated in clinical samples with those obtained by GenoType Mycobacterium CM/AS (common mycobacteria/additional species). A total of 66 Mycobacterium isolates from various...

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Main Authors: María Concepción Mediavilla-Gradolph, Inmaculada De Toro-Peinado, María Pilar Bermúdez-Ruiz, María de los Ángeles García-Martínez, María Ortega-Torres, Natalia Montiel Quezel-Guerraz, Begoña Palop-Borrás
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/854078