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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
卷 57, 期 2, 页码 -出版社
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01278-18
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MALDI-TOF; bacteremia; blood culture bottle; bloodstream infection; direct identification of bacteria; extraction protocol
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Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry is not widely used to identify bacteria directly from positive blood culture bottles (BCBs) because of overlong protocols. The objective of this work was to develop and evaluate a simple extraction protocol for reliable identification from BCBs. The 10-min protocol was applied over a 5-month period. Direct identifications on day 0 were compared with those obtained from colonies on day 1 [log(score) of >= 2]. We evaluated a range of seven log(score) thresholds on day 0 from 1.4 to 2.0 to find the lower confidence score that provides the higher percentage of direct identifications without loss of accuracy. With a log(score) threshold of >= 1.5 at day 0, our protocol allowed us to identify 80% of bacteria in 632 BCBs (96% of Enterobacteriaceae, 95% of Staphylococcus aureus, 92% of enterococci, and 62% of streptococci). At least one bacterial species of the mixture was identified in 77% of the polymicrobial samples. The rapidity and reliability of the protocol were factors in its adoption for routine use, allowing us to save up to 24 h in identifying 80% of the bacteria in the BCBs C and, thus, to supply useful information to adapt antibiotic therapy when necessary. We currently provide reliable daily direct identifications of staphylococci, entero- cocci, Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and beta-hemolytic streptococci.
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