MALDI

Question 1

What does MALDI stand for?

Answer 1

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Question 2

What is the principle behind MALDI?

Answer 2

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Question 3

How do you use the MALDI?

Answer 3

Scan lab number
Touch of a single colony using a pen-like pipette tip
Rub colony into reaction chamber/site on Maldi slide
Add Maldi matrix to site
Let MALDI come down to correct pressure to load the slide

Question 4

Talk about the MALDI results

Answer 4

99.9% confidence is needed
99.8% confidence should be repeated
Results will have to be accepted for them to go across to LIS