title: How MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry can aid diagnosis of hard-to-identify pathogenic bacteria.
authors.affiliation: a Bruker Daltonik GmbH , Bremen , Germany.
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kostrzewa
authors.affiliation: b Institute of Clinical Microbiology , University of Szeged , Szeged , Hungary.
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nagy
mesh_terms: D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D001441:Bacteroides fragilis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000071997:Blood Culture; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D011425:Propionibacterium acnes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization