Evaluation of the MALDI-TOF VITEK MS (TM) system for the identification of Candida parapsilosis, C. orthopsilosis and C. metapsilosis from bloodstream infections

摘要

Twenty-nine Candida parapsilosis, seventeen Candida orthopsilosis and two Candida metapsilosis bloodstream isolates were submitted for identification by VITEK-MS (TM) mass spectrometer. Four isolates, two C. orthopsilosis and two C. metapsilosis, were not identified. Inclusion of Superspectra of both species in this database is required to improve its discrimination power. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.