Rapid and cost-effective identification of microorganisms from positive blood cultures using MALDI-TOF MS
This method showed great sensitivity for the identification of Gram-negative bacteria, directly from positive blood culture bottles, followed by Gram-positive bacteria, and very low sensitivity for yeasts.
Authors
- Nashwa Mohamed Reda
- Mona Moheyeldin Abdelhalim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7852-3045)
- Maryam Mostafa Ashmawy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7189-5401)
- Sahar Mohamed Khairat
Institutions
- Cairo University (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-05-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-11129-5
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.27
Funders
- Cairo University
- Science and Technology Development Fund