title: Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry is a sensitive and specific method for identification of aerococci.
abstract: Conventional methods for the identification of human-pathogenic aerococci to the species level are not reliable. We show that matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry correctly identifies aerococci to the species level and that it can be used to identify aerococci with high specificity in the diagnostic clinical microbiology laboratory.
authors: Clinical Microbiology, University and Regional Laboratories, Region Skåne, Lund, Sweden. erik.senneby@med.lu.se
authors: Erik
authors: E
authors: Senneby
authors: Bo
authors: B
authors: Nilson
authors: Ann-Cathrine
authors: AC
authors: Petersson
authors: Magnus
authors: M
authors: Rasmussen
mesh_terms: D056570:Aerococcus / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization / Q000379:methods*
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