massspectrometry

Comparative Assessment of Species Identification of Vaginal Yeast Isolates Using MALDI-TOF MS and Conventional (Biochemical and Phenotypic) Methods

Objective. To compare results of species identification of yeast isolated from vaginal discharge in women with vulvovaginal candidiasis using conventional microbiological methods and MALDI-TOF MS. Materials and Methods. A total of 2304 isolates of yeast were tested by MALDI-TOF MS method. Species identification of 1294 isolates was also performed using conventional methods. Results. According to score values (indicates accuracy of identification), the best results (score 2-2.3) were yielded in 55.