A step towards the discrimination of beta-lactamase-producing clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry.
- Authors
- Type
- Published Article
- Journal
- Medical Science Monitor
- Publisher
- "International Scientific Information, Inc."
- Publication Date
- August 2012
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 9
- Identifiers
- PMID: 22936198
- Source
- Medline
- License
- Unknown
Abstract
This shows that MALDI-TOF MS has definite potential to discriminate antibiotic-resistant strains due to ESBL and MBL production from nonproducing strains, but this performance is not yet sufficiently reliable for routine microbiological diagnostics.