Rapid identification of the infecting organism may
aid in choosing appropriate antimicrobial therapy.
We used MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry to identify
bacteria directly from the positive blood culture
samples (n=21). 85,71 percent of these results was
identified using of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry.
Identification time of bacteria directly from the
blood culture takes more than 1 hour for 27,8 percent
results.
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