Rapid detection of carbapenemase activity of Enterobacteriaceae isolated from positive blood cultures by MALDI-TOF MS

• Main Authors: Jiajia Yu (Author), Jingxian Liu (Author), Yuanrui Li (Author), Jing Yu (Author), Weinan Zhu (Author), Ying Liu (Author), Lisong Shen (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: BMC, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has been proved to be a useful tool for identification of pathogens directly isolated from blood cultures in clinical microbiology laboratories. β-Lactam antibiotics are commonly used for...