Evaluation of the new Id-Fungi plates from Conidia for MALDI-TOF MS identification of filamentous fungi and comparison with conventional methods as identification tool for dermatophytes from nails, hair and skin samples.
Rosalie SacheliAnne-Sophie HenriLaurence SeidelMarie ErnstRajae DarfoufCaroline AdjeteyMarjorie SchynsLudwig MarechalCécile MeexJorge ArreseMarie-Pierre HayettePublished in: Mycoses (2020)
The IDFP allows the generation of better spectra by MALDI-TOF MS compared to SGC2. It facilitates sampling and deposit. Regarding the use of IDFPC, this medium seems less sensitive than SAB-ACTI but among positive strains, the rate of correct identification by MALDI-TOF MS is satisfactory.