Fast and Accurate Identification of Dermatophytes by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization–Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry: Validation in the Clinical Laboratory

Ann Packeu, Annelies De Bel, C. Weil-Olivier, S Ranque, M Detandt, M Hendrickx

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Abstract

The performance of a matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization–time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) workflow using an extensive reference database for dermatophyte identification was evaluated on 176 clinical strains. Using a direct-deposit procedure after 3 incubation days yielded 40% correct identification. Both increasing incubation time and using an extraction procedure resulted in 100% correct identification.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3440-3443
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume52
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sep 2014

Keywords

  • Maldi-tof

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