title: Typing of nosocomial outbreaks of Acinetobacter baumannii by use of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry.
abstract: Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has been evaluated for the identification of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii nosocomial outbreaks in comparison with the repetitive sequence-based PCR DiversiLab system. The results suggest that MALDI-TOF MS can be used for real-time detection of Acinetobacter outbreaks before results from DNA-based systems are available.
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Section, Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mencacci
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Monari
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leli
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Merlini
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: De Carolis
authors.forename: Antonietta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vella
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cacioni
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Buzi
authors.forename: Emanuela
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nardelli
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bistoni
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sanguinetti
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vecchiarelli
mesh_terms: D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization / Q000379:methods