The utility of MALDI-TOF MS for outbreak investigation in the neonatal intensive care unit

Conclusion: Here, we show that MALDI-TOF MS, which has been integrated into the microbiology laboratory workflow for microbial species identification, can be secondarily used for epidemiological typing at no added cost.What is Known:• Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) is now routinely used in the microbiology laboratory for bacterial identificationWhat is New:• MALDI typing was used for outbreak investigation in the NICU and divided the outbreak isolates into two clones• MALDI-TOF MS may be secondarily used for epidemiological typing at no added cost.
Source: European Journal of Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research