title: [Bacterial identification from blood cultures by a rapid Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionisation Time-of-Flight mass spectrometry technique].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionisation Time-of-Flight (MALDI-TOF) Mass Spectrometry is rapid and accurate for the bacterial identification.
  
  
  METHODS
  We have evaluated a less laborious and less time consuming method for microorganism identification directly from positive blood cultures.
  
  
  RESULTS
  When we considered the scores ≥1.7 and ≥1.4 for acceptable identification of species and genus, the percentage of identification was 77.5% and 93.9%, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This method is reliable, rapid and cost-effective for implementation in routine use in clinical microbiology laboratories.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, España.
authors.forename: Yanick
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hoyos-Mallecot
authors.forename: Consuelo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Miranda-Casas
authors.forename: Jorge J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Cabrera-Alvargonzalez
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gómez-Camarasa
authors.forename: M Dolores
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Pérez-Ramirez
authors.forename: José María
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Navarro-Marí
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization; D013997:Time Factors