Bacterial Identification by MALDI TOF [Hot Topic]

Our speaker for this program is Dr. Robin Patel, Chair of the Clinical Microbiology Division in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Patel discusses how matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI TOF) works for bacterial identification and Mayo Clinic’s experience with the technology in the clinical laboratory.