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Objective. Assessment of bacterial identification effectiveness in clinical microbiology laboratory using the MALDI-MS based system BactoSCREEN. Materials and Methods. Bacteriological testing was done by the cultivation on Сolumbia agar with 5% of sheep blood (at 37°C for 24 hours). Colonies for identification were selected based on their growth pattern, type of hemolysis, morphology and consistency. The species identification was done by the MALDI-MS using the microbiology analyzer BactoSCREEN. Apart from MALDI-MS, we used morphology and biochemical methods for species identification when necessary.

The paper presents up-to-date review on existing methods of identification of nontuberculous mycobacteria. The advantages and limitations of the use of different identification methods in the real practice in specialized TB laboratories and general …

Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococcus) is one of the most important bacterial pathogen in human. In light of recent reports suggesting global changes in the epidemiology of streptococcal infections, and given the increase in severe clinical …

Identification of Listeria monocytogenes in clinical specimens is often complicated because of morphological and biochemical properties of this pathogen. In present article the traditional bacteriological methods of identification of L.monocytogenes …

In many cases vancomycin is a drug of choice for the treatment of serious gram-positive infections and what is more important vancomycin is often the only antimicrobial agent that active against multiresistant strains. In this connection the correct …

The coccidian protozoan parasite Cryptosporidium is increasingly recognised as a major cause of diarrhoeal disease worldwide. However, the exact modes of transmission are often unclear. The further understanding of the taxonomy of this group of …