Combination of Coral UTI ScreenTM System, Gram-Stain and Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/ionization Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometry for Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infections Directly from Urine Samples.
Journal of chemotherapy(2019)
摘要
This study proposes an algorithm for microbiological diagnosis of urinary tract infections based on screening by luminometry and Gram-stain, followed by identification by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). Positive urine samples detected with the luminometry screening Coral UTI Screen (TM) system underwent Gram staining and identification of the causative organism was performed by MALDI-TOF Microflex LT mass spectrometer (Bruker Daltonics, Germany). Subsequently, the results were compared with those of conventional culture identification using WIDER MIC/id system (Francisco Soria Melguizo SA, Spain). Considering the conventional approach as the gold standard, the proposed algorithm presented both a high specificity (98.1%) and a positive likelihood ratio of 37.42. The implementation of this algorithm would allow diagnosis of urinary tract infection in less than an hour in 92.4% of positive samples. This combination of techniques would be useful particularly for patients with severe UTI, pyelonephritis or urinary sepsis.
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MALDI-TOF,Luminometry,Rapid diagnostic,Gram stain,Urinary tract infection,Coral UTI Screen (TM),system
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