Laboratory Medicine ›› 2020, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (7): 716-720.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8640.2020.07.020

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Identification of bacteria directly by MALDI-TOF MS

WANG Junjie1, MA Bing2, LI Yi2, YAN Wenjuan2, WANG Shanmei2, MA Qiong2, ZHANG Jiangfeng2, XU Junhong2, YUAN Youhua2()   

  1. 1. Department of Clinical Laboratory,Luyi Zhenyuan Hospital,Zhoukou 477200,Henan,China
    2. Department of Clinical Laboratory,Henan Provincial People's Hospital,Zhengzhou 450003,Henan,China
  • Received:2018-11-04 Online:2020-07-30 Published:2020-08-04

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the feasibility of identifying bacteria directly by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry(MALDI-TOF MS). Methods A total of 443 non-repeated positive blood cultures were collected and identified directly by MALDI-TOF MS. The positive blood cultures were sub-cultivated to single bacterium colony and identified by biochemical BD testing(biochemical identification). The accuracies of direct identification for positive blood cultures by MALDI-TOF MS and biochemical identification as the gold standard were compared. Results After excluding 7 false positive samples,among 443 positive blood cultures,the accuracies of direct identification by MALDI-TOF MS were 92.8% for Gram-negative bacteria,81.9% for Gram-positive bacteria,84.2% for fungi and 66.7% for anaerobic bacteria,and the accuracy for rare bacteria was low(57.1%). Conclusions The common bacteria in positive blood cultures could be identified directly by MALDI-TOF MS,which can provide a reference for the rational use of antibiotics.

Key words: Blood culturing, Bacterium, Bloodstream infection, Identification, Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry

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