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Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry for Identification of Microorganisms in Clinical Urine Specimens after Two Pretreatments


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Comparison of three methods for identification of Gram-negative bacteria and Gram-positive bacteria.

MethodIdentification resultsTotalp-value
Gram-negative bacteriaGram-positive bacteria
Conventional urine culture17041211p = 0.135
Centrifugation-based MALDI-TOF MS14019159
Short-term culture combined with MALDI-TOF MS15527182

Correlation between colony count and the MALDI-TOF MS identification.

GermCentrifugation-based MALDI-TOF MS No. of cases (%)Short-term culture combined with MALDI-TOF MS No. of cases (%)p-value
DetectedDetected
YesNoYesNo
Gram-negative bacteria
≥ 105 CFU/ml133/147 (90.5%)14/147 (9.5%)137/147 (93.2%)10/147 (6.8%)p = 0.394
104 ~ 105 CFU/ml5/15 (33.3%)10/15 (66.7%)12/15 (80.0%)3/15 (20.0%)p = 0.027
≤ 104 CFU/ml2/8 (25.0%)6/8 (75.0%)6/8 (75.0%)2/8 (25.0%)p = 0.132
Total140/170 (82.4%)30/170 (17.6%)155/170 (91.2%)15/170 (8.8%)p = 0.016
Gram-positive bacteria
≥ 105 CFU/ml15/25 (60.0%)10/25 (40.0%)18/25 (72.0%)7/25 (28.0%)
104 ~ 105 CFU/ml3/12 (25.0%)9/12 (75.0%)8/12 (66.7%)4/12 (33.3%)
≤ 104 CFU/ml1/4 (25.0%)3/4 (75.0%)1/4 (25.0%)3/4 (75.0%)
Total19/41 (46.3%)22/41 (53.7%)27/41 (65.9%)14/41 (34.1%)p = 0.075
Escherichia coli
≥ 105 CFU/ml81/87 (93.1%)6/87 (6.9%)84/87 (96.6%)3/87 (3.4%)p = 0.494
104 ~ 105 CFU/ml2/11 (18.2%)9/11 (81.8%)9/11 (81.8%)2/11 (18.2%)p = 0.009
≤ 104 CFU/ml1/2 (50.0%)1/2 (50.0%)2/2 (100.0%)0/2 (0.0%)p = 1.000
Total84/100 (84.0%)16/100 (16.0%)95/100 (95.0%)    5/100 (5.0%)p = 0.011
Enterococcus faecalis
≥ 105 CFU/ml5/8 (62.5%)3/8 (37.5%)6/8 (75.0%)2/8 (25.0%)
104 ~ 105 CFU/ml2/5 (40.0%)3/5 (60.0%)3/5 (60.0%)2/5 (40.0%)
≤ 104 CFU/ml0/2 (0.0%)2/2 (100.0%)1/2 (50.0%)1/2 (50.0%)
Total7/15 (46.7%)8/15 (53.3%)10/15 (66.7%)5/15 (33.3%)p = 0.462

Comparison of MALDI scores between the two methods.

GermCentrifugation-based MALDI-TOF MSShort-term culture combined with MALDI-TOF MSp-value
score ± SDRSDscore ± SDRSD
Gram-negative bacteria2.18 ± 0.2511.4%2.14 ± 0.188.3%p = 0.113
Gram-positive bacteria2.10 ± 0.19 9.1%2.03 ± 0.2311.2%p = 0.282
Total2.17 ± 0.2411.2%2.09 ± 0.20 9.5%p = 0.003

Identification results by conventional culture and two MALDI-TOF MS methods.

Conventional urine culture (No. of cases)Centrifugation-based MALDI-TOF MSShort-term culture combined with MALDI-TOF MS
Score > 1.7 (No. of cases)Score > 2.0 (No. of cases)Mean Score ± SDScore > 1.7 (No. of cases)Score > 2.0 (No. of cases)Mean Score ± SD
Escherichia coli (100)  84  752.22 ± 0.16  95  872.17 ± 0.08
Klebsiella pneumoniae (28)  23  182.16 ± 0.21  26  222.18 ± 0.18
Proteus mirabilis (10)  10    82.18 ± 0.19    9    62.04 ± 0.15
Enterobacter cloacae (9)    8    72.14 ± 0.19    8    62.09 ± 0.18
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (7)    3    21.95 ± 0.13    5    52.24 ± 0.09
Enterobacter aerogenes (4)    3    32.27 ± 0.10    4    42.26 ± 0.10
Citrobacter freundii (4)    4    42.22 ± 0.12    4    42.23 ± 0.11
Acinetobacter baumannii (3)    2    12.14 ± 0.19    2    12.03 ± 0.18
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (3)    1    12.09    0    0N/A
Morganella morganii (2)    2    22.18 ± 0.16    2    12.22 ± 0.28
Enterococcus faecalis (15)    7    52.15 ± 0.19  10    62.03 ± 0.20
Enterococcus faecium (14)    8    62.08 ± 0.17  12    72.04 ± 0.24
Staphylococcus aureus (2)    1    02.20    2    11.96 ± 0.23
Staphylococcus haemolyticus (2)    0    0N/A    1    12.22
Staphylococcus epidermidis (2)    0    0N/A    1    01.76
Streptococcus agalactiae (1)    1    12.09    1    12.15
Streptococcus gallicans (1)    1    12.20    0N/AN/A
Streptococcus anginae (1)    1    01.75    0N/AN/A
Staphylococcus saprophyticus (1)    0    0N/A    0    0N/A
Enterococcus avium (1)    0    0N/A    0    0N/A
Lactobacillus crispatus (1)    0    0N/A    0    0N/A
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Angielski
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4 razy w roku
Dziedziny czasopisma:
Life Sciences, Microbiology and Virology