The impact of protein extraction protocols on the performance of currently available MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry for identification of mycobacterial clinical isolates cultured in liquid media.

[1]  C. Burnham,et al.  Comparison of Sample Preparation Methods, Instrumentation Platforms, and Contemporary Commercial Databases for Identification of Clinically Relevant Mycobacteria by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization–Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry , 2015, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

[2]  Hairong Huang,et al.  Bacteriological characterization of a Mycobacterium parascrofulaceum strain isolated from a Chinese pneumonia patient. , 2014, International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases.

[3]  T. Kim,et al.  Simultaneous detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and nontuberculous mycobacteria in respiratory specimens. , 2013, Tuberculosis.

[4]  S. Butler-Wu,et al.  Comparison of the Bruker Biotyper and Vitek MS Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization–Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry Systems for Identification of Mycobacteria Using Simplified Protein Extraction Protocols , 2013, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

[5]  P. Pancholi,et al.  Identification of Mycobacteria from Solid and Liquid Media by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization–Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry in the Clinical Laboratory , 2013, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

[6]  Robin Patel.  Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry in clinical microbiology. , 2013, Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

[7]  Jun Wang,et al.  Rapid identification and classification of Mycobacterium spp. using whole-cell protein barcodes with matrix assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry in comparison with multigene phylogenetic analysis. , 2012, Analytica chimica acta.

[8]  N. Ledeboer,et al.  Comparison of the MALDI Biotyper System Using Sepsityper Specimen Processing to Routine Microbiological Methods for Identification of Bacteria from Positive Blood Culture Bottles , 2011, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

[9]  D. Raoult,et al.  Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry Identification of Mycobacteria in Routine Clinical Practice , 2011, PloS one.

[10]  L. Ferreira,et al.  Rapid method for direct identification of bacteria in urine and blood culture samples by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry: intact cell vs. extraction method. , 2011, Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.

[11]  P. Murray,et al.  Identification of Mycobacteria in Solid-Culture Media by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization–Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry , 2011, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

[12]  M. Kostrzewa,et al.  Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry identifies 90% of bacteria directly from blood culture vials. , 2010, Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.

[13]  P. Berche,et al.  Rapid Identification of Mycobacterial Whole Cells in Solid and Liquid Culture Media by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry , 2010, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

[14]  D. Raoult,et al.  Ongoing revolution in bacteriology: routine identification of bacteria by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. , 2009, Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

[15]  Robert Horsburgh,et al.  An official ATS/IDSA statement: diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of nontuberculous mycobacterial diseases. , 2007, American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine.

[16]  Jane Tang,et al.  Identification of Mycobacteria by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry , 2006, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

[17]  C. Russo,et al.  Infections Due to the Newly Described Species Mycobacterium parascrofulaceum , 2005, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

[18]  T. Shinnick,et al.  National plan for reliable tuberculosis laboratory services using a systems approach. Recommendations from CDC and the Association of Public Health Laboratories Task Force on Tuberculosis Laboratory Services. , 2005, MMWR. Recommendations and reports : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Recommendations and reports.

[19]  Michael Lefmann,et al.  Let them fly or light them up: matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight (MALDI‐TOF) mass spectrometry and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) , 2004, APMIS : acta pathologica, microbiologica, et immunologica Scandinavica.

[20]  J. Hettick,et al.  Proteomic profiling of intact mycobacteria by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. , 2004, Analytical chemistry.

[21]  Y. Hale,et al.  Method for Inactivating and Fixing Unstained Smear Preparations of Mycobacterium tuberculosis for Improved Laboratory Safety , 2002, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

[22]  J. Falkinham.  Nontuberculous mycobacteria in the environment. , 2002, Clinics in chest medicine.

[23]  F. Drobniewski.  Management of opportunist mycobacterial infections: Joint Tuberculosis Committee guidelines 1999 , 2000, Thorax.

[24]  A. Pozniak,et al.  Isolation of environmental mycobacteria from clinical specimens in south-east England: 1973-1993. , 1997, The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease.

[25]  S. N. Davey,et al.  The rapid identification of intact microorganisms using mass spectrometry , 1996, Nature Biotechnology.

[26]  K. Jost,et al.  Identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. avium complex directly from smear-positive sputum specimens and BACTEC 12B cultures by high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection and computer-driven pattern recognition models , 1995, Journal of clinical microbiology.

[27]  J. Down,et al.  Rendering of mycobacteria safe for molecular diagnostic studies and development of a lysis method for strand displacement amplification and PCR , 1994, Journal of clinical microbiology.

[28]  D. Snider,et al.  The epidemiology of nontuberculous mycobacterial diseases in the United States. Results from a national survey. , 1987, The American review of respiratory disease.