Accurate Identification of Common Pathogenic Nocardia Species: Evaluation of a Multilocus Sequence Analysis Platform and Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry

Meng Xiao; Lu Pang; Sharon C-A. Chen; Xin Fan; Li Zhang; Hai-Xia Li; Xin Hou; Jing-Wei Cheng; Fanrong Kong; Yu-Pei Zhao; Ying-Chun Xu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0147487

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Accurate Identification of Common Pathogenic Nocardia Species: Evaluation of a Multilocus Sequence Analysis Platform and Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry

Meng Xiao ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Meng Xiao, Lu Pang

Affiliation Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Lu Pang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Meng Xiao, Lu Pang

Affiliations Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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Sharon C-A. Chen,

Affiliation Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, ICPMR–Pathology West, Westmead Hospital, University of Sydney, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
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Xin Fan,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Li Zhang,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Hai-Xia Li,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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Xin Hou,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Jing-Wei Cheng,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Fanrong Kong,

Affiliation Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, ICPMR–Pathology West, Westmead Hospital, University of Sydney, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
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Yu-Pei Zhao,

Affiliation Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Ying-Chun Xu

* E-mail: xycpumch@139.com

Affiliation Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Accurate Identification of Common Pathogenic Nocardia Species: Evaluation of a Multilocus Sequence Analysis Platform and Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry

Meng Xiao,
Lu Pang,
Sharon C-A. Chen,
Xin Fan,
Li Zhang,
Hai-Xia Li,
Xin Hou,
Jing-Wei Cheng,
Fanrong Kong,
Yu-Pei Zhao

Published: January 25, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0147487

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