Evaluation of the MALDI TOF-MS method for identification of Candida strains isolated from blood cultures

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• 作者：Gö ; rkem Yaman^a ; ^{gorkem.yaman@acibademlabmed.c} ; I艧谋n Akyar^a ; Simge Can^b
• 关键词：Blood cultures ; Candida ; MALDI TOF-MS ; ITS region sequence ; VITEK 2
• 刊名：Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：79_07328893
• 类别：med
• 出版时间：May, 2012
• 卷：73
• 期：1
• 页码：65-67
• 文件大小：148 K

摘要

Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI TOF-MS) allows rapid and accurate identification of microorganisms. It is being used increasingly and becoming an important tool in clinical laboratories. Phenotypic identification of Candida species remains labor- and time consuming, and the results may sometimes be inconclusive. Rapid and reliable species identification of Candida is essential for antifungal treatment due to species-specific susceptibility patterns. In this study, we evaluated the performance of MALDI TOF-MS for identification of Candida strains. A total of 281 clinical Candida strains isolated from blood cultures were included in this study. Candida species were identified with conventional methods and automated VITEK 2 YST panels as well as with MALDI TOF-MS. Isolates with discrepant results were subjected to DNA sequencing of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region (ITS1-5.8S-ITS2). Ninety-four percent of the isolates were identified correctly by VITEK 2 and MALDI TOF-MS. Altogether, MALDI-TOF MS yielded the correct species identification for 281 (100%) clinical Candida isolates. MALDI-TOF proved to be a rapid and reliable method for identification of Candida strains in the clinical laboratory.