A comparison of the HAIN Genotype CM reverse hybridisation assay with the Bruker MicroFlex LT MALDI-tof mass spectrometer for identification of clinically relevant mycobacterial species.

ConclusionsThis comparative study has shown that the use of MALDI-tof for identification of Mycobacteria has resulted in a reduction in turnaround times, a dramatic reduction in the cost of identification and less preparation time in the laboratory. Overall, the results show that MALDI-tof appears to be a suitable replacement for the Genotype CM assay in the routine clinical Mycobacteriology laboratory and the methods described herein can act as a roadmap for other laboratories to implement the technology successfully. PMID: 32072855 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: British Journal of Biomedical Science - Category: Laboratory Medicine Tags: Br J Biomed Sci Source Type: research