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Iván Bloise1, M Teresa Corcuera1, Julio García-Rodríguez1

  • 1Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario La Paz-IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain.

Methods in Molecular Biology (Clifton, N.J.)
|December 14, 2021
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Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry is a successful method for identifying microorganisms in clinical labs. This study details routine pathogen identification procedures using the Bruker MALDI Biotyper system.

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BiotyperClinical microbiologyMALDI-TOFPathogens

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