The effect of the blood culture bottle type in the rate of direct identification from positive cultures by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry

J Infect. 2011 Mar;62(3):251-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2010.12.008. Epub 2010 Dec 25.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Bacteremia / diagnosis*
  • Bacteria / classification
  • Bacteria / isolation & purification*
  • Bacteriological Techniques / methods*
  • Blood / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Specimen Handling / methods*
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization / methods*
  • Time Factors