Use of PCR coupled with electrospray ionization mass spectrometry for rapid identification of bacterial and yeast bloodstream pathogens from blood culture bottles.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on November 03, 2010

Authors

Erin J Kaleta1, Andrew E Clark, Desiree R Johnson, Dulini C Gamage, Vicki H Wysocki, Abdessalam Cherkaoui, Jacques Schrenzel, Donna M Wolk

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85724-5059, USA.

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