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. 2017 Sep 21;12(9):e0185229. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185229

Table 1. MALDI-TOF MS score distribution of the microorganisms successfully identified with the direct thyoglicolate method.

MALDI-TOF MS Identification MALDI -TOF MS SCORE RANGES
≥1.700 1.699–1.4
Gram-negatives (n = 46)
Enterobacteraerogenes(n = 2) 2 -
Enterobactercloacae (n = 6) 6 -
Escherichiacoli (n = 8) 8 -
Haemophilusinfluenzae (n = 1) 1 -
Klebsiellapneumoniae (n = 3) 3 -
Morganellamorganii(n = 4) 4 -
Proteus mirabilis (n = 5) 5 -
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (n = 11) 11 -
Pseudomonas mosseilii(n = 2) 2 -
Salmonella sp. (n = 1) 1 -
Caulobactersp. (n = 1) 1 -
Neisseriaflavescens (n = 1) 1 -
Rhizobiumradiobacter (n = 1) 1 -
Gram-positives (n = 34)
Enterococcusfaecalis(n = 6) 6 -
Enterococcusfaecium (n = 1) 1 -
Staphylococcusaureus (n = 3) 2 1
Coagulase-NegativeStaphylococcus(n = 11) 7 4
Streptococcus spp. (n = 11) 10 1
Bacillus cereus (n = 2) 2 -
Anaerobes (n = 10)
Bacteroides fragilis (n = 1) 1 -
Clostridium paraputrificum (n = 1) 1 -
Clostridiumtertium(n = 1) 1 -
Prevotellabivia (n = 1) 1 -
Propionibacteriumacnes (n = 6) 2 4
Yeasts (n = 1)
Candidaalbicans (n = 1) - 1
Total (n = 91) 80/91 (87,9%) 11/91(12,1%)