@article{Pellegrino_Chagas_Alves_Carvalho-Assef_Chapeaurouge_Asensi_2018, title={Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) Applications in Bacteriology: brazilian contributions}, volume={43}, url={https://periodicos.ufjf.br/index.php/hurevista/article/view/2859}, DOI={10.34019/1982-8047.2017.v43.2859}, abstractNote={<p><span lang="EN-US">Among its innumerous applications in Bacteriology, the </span><span lang="EN-US">M<span>atrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) technique is evolving</span> as a powerful tool for bacterial identification and antimicrobial resistance investigation. Publications have evaluated the MALDI-TOF MS performance in the identification of a series of bacterial pathogens, including the most common severe infectious agents, emergent pathogens involved with outbreaks of healthcare-associated infections, rare pathogens, and those whose isolation in culture media is difficult. <span>As compared to conventional methods of bacterial identification, MALDI-TOF MS has proven to be a fast, accurate and cost-effective technique. Currently, MALDI-TOF MS has been used in antimicrobial resistance studies, since it has shown to be an efficient tool in detecting</span> specific resistance mechanisms <span>in bacteria, such as beta-lactamases production, for example. </span></span><span lang="EN">Here, we describe the advances in this growing field of mass spectrometry applied to Bacteriology, including Brazilian contributions.</span></p>}, number={3}, journal={HU Revista}, author={Pellegrino, Flávia Lúcia Piffano Costa and Chagas, Thiago Pavoni Gomes and Alves, Maria Silvana and Carvalho-Assef, Ana Paula D’Alincourt and Chapeaurouge, Alexander and Asensi, Marise Dutra}, year={2018}, month={out.}, pages={285–294} }