Novel, Improved Sample Preparation for Rapid, Direct Identification from Positive Blood Cultures Using Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight (MALDI-TOF) Mass Spectrometry Sören Schubert, Kirsten Weinert, Chris Wagner, Beatrix Gunzl, Andreas Wieser, Thomas Maier, Markus Kostrzewa The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics Volume 13, Issue 6, Pages 701-706 (November 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2011.07.004 Copyright © 2011 American Society for Investigative Pathology and the Association for Molecular Pathology Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Workflow for the differential centrifugation, a commonly used sample preparation technique for MALDI-TOF MS of positive blood cultures, and a new lysis protocol, MALDI Sepsityper. The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics 2011 13, 701-706DOI: (10.1016/j.jmoldx.2011.07.004) Copyright © 2011 American Society for Investigative Pathology and the Association for Molecular Pathology Terms and Conditions