Acceleration of the identification of sepsis-inducing bacteria in cultures of dog and cat blood.

Sebastian UlrichC GottschalkR K StraubingerK SchwaigerR Dörfelt

Published in: The Journal of small animal practice (2019)

MALDI-TOF MS analysis combined with the Sepsityper kit is a reliable tool for a quick detection of veterinary-relevant bacterial species directly from blood culture bottles. This approach could reduce the time for identification of critical species to only 24 hours.

Keyphrases

mass spectrometry
bioinformatics analysis
intensive care unit
genetic diversity
septic shock
loop mediated isothermal amplification
real time pcr
label free
quantum dots