title: Mass spectrometry: pneumococcal meningitis verified and Brucella species identified in less than half an hour.
abstract: Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) is currently being introduced for the rapid and accurate identification of bacteria. We describe 2 MALDI-TOF MS identification cases - 1 directly on spinal fluid and 1 on grown bacteria. Rapidly obtained results had great value for the continued treatment and for the elucidation of exposure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: Gitte
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nyvang Hartmeyer
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kvistholm Jensen
authors.forename: Sidsel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Böcher
authors.forename: Mette
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Damkjaer Bartels
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.forename: Marianne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Engell Clausen
authors.forename: Rawaa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Abdul-Redha
authors.forename: Rimtas
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dargis
authors.forename: Per
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schouenborg
authors.forename: Niels
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Højlyng
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kemp
authors.forename: Jens Jørgen E
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Christensen
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D002002:Brucella / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008586:Meningitis, Pneumococcal / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization / Q000379:methods*