Last updated on 28-1-2022 by An Van den Bossche
Auteurs
David Rodriguez-Temporal; Alcaide, Fernando; Ivana Mareković; O'Connor, James Anthony; Gorton, Rebecca; van Ingen, Jakko; An Van den Bossche; Héry-Arnaud, Genevieve; Beauruelle, Clémence; Dorothea Orth-Höller; Palacios-Gutiérrez, Juan-José; Tudó, Griselda; Germán Bou; Pieter-Jan Ceyssens; Garrigó, Montserrat; Julià González-Martin; Greub, Gilbert; Hrabak, Jaroslav; André Ingebretsen; Mediavilla-Gradolph, Maria Concepción; Marina Oviaño; Palop, Begoña; Arthur B Pranada; Lidia Quiroga; Maria Jesús Ruiz-Serrano; Rodriguez-Sanchez, BelénTrefwoorden
Samenvatting:
The ability of MALDI-TOF for the identification of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) has improved recently thanks to updated databases and optimized protein extraction procedures. Few multicentre studies on the reproducibility of MALDI-TOF have been performed so far, none on mycobacteria. The aim of this study was to evaluate the reproducibility of MALDI-TOF for the identification of NTM in 15 laboratories in 9 European countries. A total of 98 NTM clinical isolates were grown on Löwenstein-Jensen. Biomass was collected in tubes with water and ethanol, anonymized and sent out to the 15 part…