Within the past decade, clinical microbiology laboratories experienced revolutionary
changes in the way in which microorganisms are identified, moving away from slow …

Until recently, microbial identification in clinical diagnostic laboratories has mainly relied on
conventional phenotypic and gene sequencing identification techniques. The development …

Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS)
is suitable for high-throughput and rapid diagnostics at low costs and can be considered an …

Blood culture remains the best approach to identify the incriminating microorganisms when
a bloodstream infection is suspected, and to guarantee that the antimicrobial treatment is …

Mass spectrometry has become an important analytical tool in biology in the past two
decades. In principle, mass spectrometry offers high-throughput, sensitive and specific …

Since the advent of the use of matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) time‐of‐
flight mass spectrometry (TOF MS) as a tool for microbial characterization, efforts to increase …

This authoritative book on MALDI MS, now finally available in its second edition and edited
by one of its inventors, gives an in-depth description of the many different applications, along …

MALDI-TOF-mass spectrometry (MS) has been successfully adapted for the routine
identification of microorganisms in clinical microbiology laboratories in the past 10 years …

Resistance against β-lactam antibiotics is a growing challenge for managing severe
bacterial infections. The rapid and cost-efficient determination of β-lactam resistance is an …

Glycosylation is an important posttranslational modifier of proteins and lipid conjugates
critical for the stability and function of these macromolecules. Particularly important are N …