MALDI-TOF MS in the clinical microbiology laboratory

Traditional methods for microbial identification are often very laborious and time consuming. A new mass spectrometry based technique, matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF), has been described as a rapid, practical and low-cost method for this purpose. In this articl...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Jenne Mimica, Marines Dalla Valle Martino, Jacyr Pasternak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica 2013-08-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442013000400004&lng=en&tlng=en