Dominican University of California
Identification of Anaerobes in Clinical Specimens Comparison between the RapID ANA II System and the Bruker MALDI-TOF MS System utilized in the Clinical Laboratory
Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption and Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has been revealed as an invaluable platform for identifying anaerobic bacteria in the clinical laboratory over traditional methods such as the RapID ANA II System.</p> <p>A qualitative comparison is made, through the analysis of methodologies and specifications, to determine whether the RapID ANA II system or Bruker MALDI-TOF MS is more suitable for identifying anaerobic organism in the clinical laboratory. Based on the data reviewed, the MALDI-TOF MS is a more intuitive platform within the clinical laboratory due to its increased specificity, cost-effectiveness, and shorten turnaround time for the identification of anaerobes.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Science
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Culminating Project
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Clinical Laboratory Sciences
- Year dc:date.available
- 2019
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Chow, Raymond
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Howard Koo
- James Lapan
Subjects
dc:subject × 9Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://scholar.dominican.edu/clinical-laboratory-sciences-culminating-projects/1
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:scholar.dominican.edu:clinical-laboratory-sciences-culminating-projects-1006