Advances in the microbiology of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

JS Brooke - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an opportunistic pathogen of significant concern to
susceptible patient populations. This pathogen can cause nosocomial and community …

Recent advances and ongoing challenges in the diagnosis of microbial infections by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry

W Florio, A Tavanti, S Barnini, E Ghelardi… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Timeliness and accuracy in the diagnosis of microbial infections are associated with
decreased mortality and reduced length of hospitalization, especially for severe, life …

Practical Guidance for Clinical Microbiology Laboratories: updated guidance for processing respiratory tract samples from people with cystic fibrosis

L Saiman, V Waters, JJ LiPuma… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2024 - journals.asm.org
This guidance presents recommendations for clinical microbiology laboratories for
processing respiratory samples from people with cystic fibrosis (pwCF). Appropriate …

The Clinical Utility of Two High-Throughput 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing Workflows for Taxonomic Assignment of Unidentifiable Bacterial Pathogens in Matrix …

HY Lao, TTL Ng, RYL Wong, CST Wong… - Journal of clinical …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bacterial pathogens that cannot be identified using matrix-assisted laser desorption
ionization–time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) are occasionally encountered …

Laboratory automation in clinical microbiology

I Burckhardt - Bioengineering, 2018 - mdpi.com
Laboratory automation is currently the main organizational challenge for microbiologists.
Automating classic workflows is a strenuous process for the laboratory personnel and a …

Optimization of factors affecting current generation, biofilm formation and rhamnolipid production by electroactive Pseudomonas aeruginosa FA17

F Allam, M Elnouby, SA Sabry, KM El-Khatib… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microbial electrochemical cells (MXCs) have been developed as promising devices mainly
for energy generation and wastewater treatment. Among the well-defined electroactive …

Clinical Strains of Chryseobacterium and Elizabethkingia spp. Isolated from Pediatric Patients in a University Hospital: Performance of MALDI-TOF MS-Based …

HC Mirza, Ö Tuncer, S Ölmez, B Şener… - Microbial Drug …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Our objective was to evaluate the performance of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization
time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) for identification of the Chryseobacterium …

MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry: An emerging tool for unequivocal identification of non-fermenting Gram-negative bacilli

V Gautam, M Sharma, L Singhal, S Kumar… - Indian Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Methods: One hundred and fifty clinical isolates of NFGNB, confirmed by molecular methods
such as Acinetobacter baumannii [oxa-51 polymerase chain reaction (PCR)], Burkholderia …

Discrepancy in MALDI-TOF MS identification of uncommon Gram-negative bacteria from lower respiratory secretions in patients with cystic fibrosis

A AbdulWahab, SJ Taj-Aldeen, EB Ibrahim… - Infection and drug …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Early identification of microbial organisms from respiratory secretions of patients
with cystic fibrosis (CF) is important to guide therapeutic decisions. The objective was to …

Multi-year comparison of VITEK MS performance for identification of rarely encountered pathogenic Gram-negative organisms (GNOs) in a large integrated Canadian …

DL Church, T Griener, D Gregson - Microbiology Spectrum, 2024 - journals.asm.org
ABSTRACT This multi-year study (2014–2019) compared identification of rare and unusual
Gram-negative organisms (GNOs) by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of …