MALDI-TOF MS versus VITEK 2 ANC card for identification of anaerobic bacteria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) is an accurate, rapid and inexpensive technique that has initiated a revolution in the clinical microbiology laboratory for identification of pathogens. The Vitek 2 anaerobe and Corynebacterium (ANC) identification card is a newly developed method for identification of corynebacteria and anaerobic species. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the ANC card and MALDI-TOF MS techniques for identification of clinical anaerobic isolates.

Methods

Five reference strains and a total of 50 anaerobic bacteria clinical isolates comprising ten different genera and 14 species were identified and analyzed by the ANC card together with Vitek 2 identification system a

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4015004 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature