Research Article
Comparison of Autof ms1000 and Bruker Biotyper MALDI-TOF MS Platforms for Routine Identification of Clinical Microorganisms
Table 6
Comparison of time to identification by Autof ms1000 and Bruker Biotyper.
| | Description | Autof ms1000 | Bruker Biotyper | value |
| | Time to load target plate and make vacuum () | 36 sec (35 sec-37 sec) | 1 min 33 sec (1 min 26 sec-1 min 53 sec) | <0.001 | | Time to analyze 12 spots () | 1 min 40 sec (1 min 31 sec-1 min 52 sec) | 3 min 13 sec (2 min 58 sec-3 min 45 sec) | <0.001 | | Time to analyze 96 spots () | 13 min 52 sec (13 min 35 sec-13 min 55 sec) | 25 min 38 sec (22 min 17 sec-27 min 56 sec) | NA |
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Abbreviation: NA = not applicable.
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