Evaluation of matrix assisted laser desorption ionisation-time of flight mass spectrometry in direct identification of bacteriuria from urine samples

Conclusion: MALDI can be utilised to rule out bacteriuria in >93% of sterile urine samples. The combination of significant pyuria and direct MALDI as screening method to diagnose UTI (whether monomicrobial or polymicrobial) was not found to be superior than using direct MALDI on urine samples alone.

Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - November 4, 2020 Category: Microbiology Authors: Balvinder Mohan Neha Gautam Nandini Sethuraman Harsimran Kaur Neelam Taneja Source Type: research