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Original Research: Pathology

Direct inoculation method for identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry and both the Vitek 2 and MicroScan Walkaway 96 Plus systems

Maryann Brandta Microbiology Laboratory, Phoenix Children’s, Phoenix, ArizonaCorrespondence[email protected]
, BS,
Kimberly McCullorb Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Laboratories, Lansing, Michigan
, PhD,
Don Harrisc Norman Regional Hospital, Microbiology Laboratory, Norman, Oklahoma
, BS,
Zachary Ratzlaffc Norman Regional Hospital, Microbiology Laboratory, Norman, Oklahoma
, BS,
Eric Thompsonc Norman Regional Hospital, Microbiology Laboratory, Norman, Oklahoma
, MD &
Cory M. Pfeiferd Department of Radiology, Phoenix Children’s, Phoenix, ArizonaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2220-9230
, MD, MBA, MPH, MSORCID Icon
Pages 354-359 | Received 23 Oct 2022, Accepted 28 Dec 2022, Published online: 08 Feb 2023

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