Rapid direct identification of positive paediatric blood cultures by MALDI-TOF MS technology and its clinical impact in the paediatric hospital setting

Rapid direct identification of positive paediatric blood cultures by MALDI-TOF MS technology and its clinical impact in the paediatric hospital setting

Abstract Objective Rapid diagnostic tools are imperative for timely clinical decision making, particularly in bacteraemic patients. This study evaluated the performance of a fast, inexpensive novel in house method for processing positive blood cultures for immediate identification of microorganisms...

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Main Authors: Waniganeththi Arachchige Manori Piyumal Samaranayake, Suzanne Dempsey, Annaleise R. Howard-Jones, Alexander Conrad Outhred, Alison Margaret Kesson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Direct identification of blood culture
MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry
Clinical impact
Pediatric
Bloodstream infection
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4861-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4861-4

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