Abstract
Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has been evaluated for the identification of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii nosocomial outbreaks in comparison with the repetitive sequence-based PCR DiversiLab system. The results suggest that MALDI-TOF MS can be used for real-time detection of Acinetobacter outbreaks before results from DNA-based systems are available.
MeSH terms
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Acinetobacter Infections / diagnosis*
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Acinetobacter Infections / epidemiology
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Acinetobacter baumannii / classification*
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Acinetobacter baumannii / isolation & purification
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Bacterial Typing Techniques*
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Cluster Analysis
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Cross Infection / diagnosis*
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Cross Infection / epidemiology
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Disease Outbreaks
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Humans
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Reproducibility of Results
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization* / methods