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. 2015 Aug:115:45-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.mimet.2015.04.009. Epub 2015 May 2.

MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry for early identification of bacteria grown in blood culture bottles

Jean-Benoît Zabbe  1 , Laura Zanardo  1 , Francis Mégraud  1 , Emilie Bessède  1
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MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry for early identification of bacteria grown in blood culture bottles

Jean-Benoît Zabbe et al. J Microbiol Methods. 2015 Aug.

Abstract

This note reports an interesting way to rapidly identify bacteria grown from blood culture bottles. Chocolate agar plates were inoculated with 1 drop of the positive blood bottle medium. After a 3-hour incubation, the growth veil was submitted to MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry: 77% of the bacteria present have been correctly identified.

Keywords: Bacteremia diagnosis; Rapid direct identification; Sepsityper alternative; Septic patients.

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