Rapid Identifcation of Bacteria from Blood Cultures using MALDI-TOF MS

Poster

Clinical Proteomics

D—302

MALDI-TOF

2010

T. MAIER1, G. SCHWARZ1, M. KOSTRZEWA1, A.-M. FAHR2, M. HOLFELDER2, U. EIGNER2, S. G. GATERMANN3, F. SZABADOS3, C. BOOGEN4, and U. WELLER4 1Bruker Daltonik GmbH, Bremen/Leipzig, Germany, 2Lab. Limbach, Heidelberg, Germany, 3Inst. Hygiene u. Mikrobiologie, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany, 4Lab. Dr. C. Boogen, Cologne, Germany

Poster D-302 ICAAC 2008 in Washington, USA

Abstract

• MALDI-TOF MS profiling enables a very quick
and reliable identification of bacteria from positive
blood cultures.

• Results are available up to 2 days earlier
compared to current routine procedures

• The method thereby may significantly improve
patient care. 

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