Accuracy of matrix-assisted LASER desorption ionization–time of flight mass spectrometry for identification of Candida
Author(s) -
TianAo Xie,
Yeling Liu,
Chuan Liang,
Yuanyuan Huang,
Jinwei Li,
Zhongwei Li,
Shu-Jin Fan,
Jintao Chen,
Yong Xia,
Xiaoyan Li,
Shi Ouyang,
Tianxing Ji,
XuGuang Guo
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
bioscience reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1573-4935
pISSN - 0144-8463
DOI - 10.1042/bsr20190859
Subject(s) - candida infections , meta analysis , matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization , publication bias , medicine , cochrane library , identification (biology) , clinical microbiology , antifungal , computational biology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , chemistry , dermatology , botany , organic chemistry , adsorption , desorption
Candida is a fungus that causes various types of candidemia, which is the fourth major infectious disease of the blood system. MALDI-TOF-MS is a simple and rapid detection instrument. The aim of the present study was to verify the accuracy of MALDI-TOF-MS in detecting Candida.
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