Evaluation of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry coupled with ClinProTools as a rapid tool for toxin-producing Clostridioides difficile.
Asami NakayamaYoshitomo MorinagaRyota IzunoKeita MorikaneKatsunori YanagiharaPublished in: Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy (2024)
MALDI-TOF analysis using ClinProTools has a potential to be a cost-effective tool for rapid diagnosis and contribute to antimicrobial stewardship by differentiating toxin-producing C. difficile from non-producers.
Keyphrases
- mass spectrometry
- clostridium difficile
- escherichia coli
- liquid chromatography
- gas chromatography
- high performance liquid chromatography
- capillary electrophoresis
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- high resolution
- tandem mass spectrometry
- magnetic resonance imaging
- ms ms
- magnetic resonance
- climate change
- quantum dots