Steve A Hofstadler

Publications (1)2.45 Total impact

• Article: Usefulness of multilocus polymerase chain reaction followed by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry to identify a diverse panel of bacterial isolates.

  Carson D Baldwin, Gerald B Howe, Ranga Sampath, Larry B Blyn, Heather Matthews, Vanessa Harpin, Thomas A Hall, Jared J Drader, Steve A Hofstadler, Mark W Eshoo, Karl Rudnick, Karen Studarus, David Moore, Sharon Abbott, J Michael Janda, Chris A Whitehouse
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  ABSTRACT: Polymerase chain reaction electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (PCR/ESI-MS) was tested for its ability to accurately identify a blinded panel of 156 diverse bacterial isolates, mostly human and/or animal pathogens. Here, 142/156 (91%) isolates were correctly identified to the genus level and 115/156 (74%) were correctly identified to the species level. Only 9% were misidentified. This study shows that multilocus PCR/ESI-MS has the potential to be a useful technique for identifying a broad range of bacteria.
  Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 03/2009; 63(4):403-8. · 2.45 Impact Factor