Transcript PPT Abridged 3

B. pseudomallei:
Role of MALDI-TOF
Rob Baird
Royal Darwin Hospital
MALDI-TOF
 What is MALDI TOF?
 Role of MALDI TOF – current evidence
 Where does it fit in the current/future
diagnostic algorithms?
VITEK 22
VITEK
Resistance
Resistance
Serology
Serology
MALDI -TOF
5 Minutes
Rapid Result delivery
by MALDI TOF
Identifies > 96% of clinically relevant pathogens
Results within minutes
Cost less than 50 cents/isolate (compared to $5.00 isolate currently)
Replaces over 20 current biochemical identification assays
Identification down to species level
Identifies bacteria & fungi
Next generation Direct detection out of blood cultures/wound swabs
Provisional susceptibility profiles
MALDI-TOF and Burkholderia
2007
2013
2013