Identification of bacteria and fungi by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry / 中华检验医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To identify the pathogenic microorganism by MALDI-TOF MS.Methods A total of 560 strains were resuscitated,which included 260 gram-positive bacteria strains,180 gram-negative bacteria strains,60 yeast-like-fungi strains and 60 enteropathogenic bacteria strains.Comparing MALDI-TOF MS with Vitek2 Compact,the discordant results were validated by 16S rDNA sequencing.Results Comparing MALDI-TOF MS with Vitek2 Compact,the coincidence rate was 94.6％ (246/260) for gram-positive bacteria,96.7％ (174/180) for gram-negative bacteria,95％ (57/60) for yeast-like-fungi,and 93.3％(56/60) for enteropathogenic bacteria Fifteen strains were validated by 16S rDNA gene sequencing.Comparing with sequencing,the coincidence rate of two methods was 66.7％ ( 10/15 ) for MALDI-TOF MS and 26.7％(4/11 ) for Vitek2 Compact,respectively.Conclusion MALDI-TOF MS shows rapid turnaround time and modest reagent costs,and it will be another effective tool for microorganism diagnosis.