Blastomycosis is a rare fungal infection caused by inhaling spores of the fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis
Comparison of three MALDI-ToF libraries (MSI, Bruker, NIH) for identification of filamentous fungi
MALDI-ToF mass spectrometry has proven useful in identifying bacteria in clinical samples, but the technology has lagged behind in its use for filamentous fungi. Dr Stein and colleagues in Canada compared three libraries (MSI, Bruker v1.0 and NIH) for their ability to identify clinical and reference strains.