Direct Detection of KPC Peak from Positive Blood Cultures Using MALDI-TOF MS: Are We There Yet?

• Main Authors: Natália Kehl Moreira (Author), Camila Mörschbächer Wilhelm (Author), Aymê Duarte Echevarria (Author), Fabiana Caroline Zempulski Volpato (Author), Priscila Lamb Wink (Author), Afonso Luís Barth (Author), Juliana Caierão (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Detecting carbapenemase-associated carbapenem resistance is a subject of major clinical and epidemiological concern as it influences therapeutic choice. Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has been proposed as a means to assess bacterial resist...