Mass spectrometry (MS) is a type of analysis used to determine what molecules make up a
sample, based on the mass spectrum that are created by the ions. Mass spectrometers are …

As a result of its being inexpensive, easy to perform, fast and accurate, matrix-assisted laser
desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-ToF MS) is quickly becoming …

Matrix-assisted laser desorption-ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS)
is replacing traditional methods for identifying microorganisms in the clinical laboratory. This …

Introduction: Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry
(MALDI-TOF MS) has entered clinical diagnostics and is today a generally accepted and …

Cryptococcosis is a major fungal disease caused by members of the Cryptococcus gattii and
Cryptococcus neoformans species complexes. After more than 15 years of molecular …

Mass spectrometry (MS)-based proteomics have been increasingly implemented in various
disciplines of laboratory medicine to identify and quantify biomolecules in a variety of …

Molecular techniques have provided a new understanding of the epidemiology of
mucormycosis and improved the diagnosis and therapeutic management of this life …

Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization–time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry
has emerged as a reliable technique to identify molds involved in human diseases …

Invasive fungal infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality affecting
primarily immunocompromised patients. While fungal identification to the species level is …

Invasive fungal infections are increasingly recognized in immunocompromised hosts.
Current diagnostic techniques are limited by low sensitivity and prolonged turnaround times …