Comparison of MBT biotargets with MBT steel targets for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry identifications of microorganisms in a clinical microbiology laboratory
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2024-06
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Schouten, Robert
Schweitzer, Valentijn
van Marm, Sebastian
Rentenaar, R. J.
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Abstract
MALDI-TOF MS identifications of microorganisms in a clinical laboratory were investigated, comparing steel targets with MBT Biotargets. By using MBT Biotargets, the score values of yeast identifications increased, whereas the score values of Gram-negative bacteria decreased. Switching to MBT Biotargets did not negatively impact overall frequencies of high confidence identifications.
Keywords
Biotarget, Identification, MALDI-TOF MS, Steel target, Yeast, Microbiology (medical), Infectious Diseases
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Schouten, R K P, Schweitzer, V A, van Marm, S & Rentenaar, R J 2024, 'Comparison of MBT biotargets with MBT steel targets for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry identifications of microorganisms in a clinical microbiology laboratory', Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, vol. 109, no. 2, 116270. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2024.116270