A streamlined method for the fast and cost-effective detection of bacterial pathogens from positive blood cultures for the BacT/ALERT blood culture system using the Vitek MS mass spectrometer.

Johannes ForsterBritta KohlmorgenJulian HaasPhilipp WeisLukas BreunigDoris TurnwaldBoris MizaikoffChristoph Schoen

Published in: PloS one (2022)

This optimized protocol allows for accurate identification of bacteria directly from blood culture bottles for laboratories equipped with BacT/Alert® blood culture bottles and VitekMS® mass spectrometer.

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