Reliable distinction of Streptococcus pneumoniae and viridans group streptococci is
important because of the different pathogenic properties of these organisms. Differentiation …

Background Differentiation of Streptococcus pneumoniae from other viridans group
streptococci is well known to be challenging in clinical laboratories. Matrix assisted laser …

Accurate species-level identification of alpha-hemolytic (viridans) streptococci (VGS) is very
important for understanding their pathogenicity and virulence. However, an extremely high …

Despite the benefits of MALDI-TOF MS technology (Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-
Ionization Time-Of-Flight Mass Spectrometry) reported worldwide and the continuous …

We compared the Vitek MS and Microflex MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry platform for
species differentiation within the Streptococcus mitis group with PCR assays targeted at lytA …

Differentiating Streptococcus pneumoniae among nonpneumococcal viridans group
streptococci (VGS) is challenging in conventional laboratories. Therefore, we aimed to …

Viridans Group Streptococci (VGS) species-level identification is fundamental for patients
management. Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization—time of flight mass spectrometry …

The differentiation of species within the Streptococcus mitis group has posed a problem in
the routine diagnostic microbiology laboratory for some time. It also constitutes a major …

In this study, the performances of two matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization–time of
flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) systems, MALDI Biotyper (Bruker Daltonics) and …

Viridans streptococci (VS) are responsible for several systemic diseases, such as
endocarditis, abscesses, and septicemia. Unfortunately, species identification by …