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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 49, Issue 12, Pages 4314-4318Publisher
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.05788-11
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We compared two matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) systems (Shimadzu/SARAMIS and Bruker) on a collection of consecutive clinically important anaerobic bacteria (n = 290). The Bruker system had more correct identifications to the species level (67.2% versus 49.0%), but also more incorrect identifications (7.9% versus 1.4%). The system databases need to be optimized to increase identification levels. However, MALDI-TOF MS in its present version seems to be a fast and inexpensive method for identification of most clinically important anaerobic bacteria.
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