Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization

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Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization–Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry for Use with Positive Blood Cultures: Methodology, Performance, and Optimization
Matthew L. Faron, Blake W. Buchan, Nathan A. Ledeboer
Open Access

Bacteriology
Safety and Accuracy of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization–Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry for Identification of Highly Pathogenic Organisms
James T. Rudrik, Marty K. Soehnlen, Michael J. Perry, Maureen M. Sullivan, Wanda Reiter-Kintz, Philip A. Lee, Denise Pettit, Anthony Tran, Erin Swaney
Parasitology
Identification of Leishmania by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization–Time of Flight (MALDI-TOF) Mass Spectrometry Using a Free Web-Based Application and a Dedicated Mass-Spectral Library
Laurence Lachaud, Anna Fernández-Arévalo, Anne-Cécile Normand, Patrick Lami, Cécile Nabet, Jean Luc Donnadieu, Martine Piarroux, Farid Djenad, Carole Cassagne, Christophe Ravel, Silvia Tebar, Teresa Llovet, Denis Blanchet, Magalie Demar, Zoubir Harrat, Karim Aoun, Patrick Bastien, Carmen Muñoz, Montserrat Gállego, Renaud Piarroux
Mycology
Validation of a New Web Application for Identification of Fungi by Use of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization–Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry
A. C. Normand, P. Becker, F. Gabriel, C. Cassagne, I. Accoceberry, M. Gari-Toussaint, L. Hasseine, D. De Geyter, D. Pierard, I. Surmont, F. Djenad, J. L. Donnadieu, M. Piarroux, S. Ranque, M. Hendrickx, R. Piarroux
Bacteriology
Rapid Differentiation of Haemophilus influenzae and Haemophilus haemolyticus by Use of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization–Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry with ClinProTools Mass Spectrum Analysis
Jonathan H. K. Chen, Vincent C. C. Cheng, Chun-Pong Wong, Sally C. Y. Wong, Wing-Cheong Yam, Kwok-Yung Yuen
Bacteriology
Parallel Evaluation of the MALDI Sepsityper and Verigene BC-GN Assays for Rapid Identification of Gram-Negative Bacilli from Positive Blood Cultures
Miguel A. Arroyo, Gerald A. Denys
Mycology
Evaluating and Improving Vitek MS for Identification of Clinically Relevant Species of Trichosporon and the Closely Related Genera Cutaneotrichosporon and Apiotrichum
João N. de Almeida, Viviane M. Favero Gimenes, Elaine C. Francisco, Lumena P. Machado Siqueira, Renato K. Gonçalves de Almeida, Juliette Guitard, Christophe Hennequin, Arnaldo L. Colombo, Gil Benard, Flavia Rossi
Mycology
Rapid and Robust Identification of the Agents of Black-Grain Mycetoma by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization–Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry
Mark Fraser, Andrew M. Borman, Elizabeth M. Johnson
Mycology
Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of Aspergillus spp. by Using a Composite Correlation Index (CCI)-Based Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization–Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry Method Appears To Not Offer Benefit over Traditional Broth Microdilution Testing
Melissa R. Gitman, Lisa McTaggart, Joanna Spinato, Rahgavi Poopalarajah, Erin Lister, Shahid Husain, Julianne V. Kus
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Comparison of Saramis 4.12 and IVD 3.0 Vitek MS Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization–Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry for Identification of Mycobacteria from Solid and Liquid Culture Media
Caroline Leyer, Guillaume Gregorowicz, Faiza Mougari, Laurent Raskine, Emmanuelle Cambau, Dominique de Briel

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