Evaluation of the VITEK Mass Spectrometry System for Rapid Identification of Medically Important Yeasts and Molds
Journal Title: MGM JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 4
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Background: Rapid identification of fungi and molds reduce turnaround time and cost for diagnosis of infections with these organisms in a clinical microbiology laboratory. We report here the clinical evaluation of the VITEK mass spectrometry system for rapid fungal identification in comparison to the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) DNA polymorphism method.
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