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SUBMITTER: Sparbier K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3889761 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sparbier Katrin K Lange Christoph C Jung Jette J Wieser Andreas A Schubert Sören S Kostrzewa Markus M
Journal of clinical microbiology 20130904 11
Against the background of increasing numbers of resistant microorganisms, the fast and cost-efficient detection of microbial resistance is an important clinical requirement for optimal therapeutic intervention. Current routine assays take at least 5 h, but in most cases an overnight incubation is necessary to identify resistant isolates. The usage of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) profiling in combination with growth media containing i ...[more]