CEO SUMMARY: Microbiologists at the University of North Carolina are using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry to slash the time to answer and significantly cut lab costs. Their goals are to improve patient outcomes and reduce average length of stay. In a one-year study presented last month, UNC microbiologists reported that consumable costs for many microbiology tests
‘Game Changer’ Mass Spectrometry for Microbiology at UNC
By Joseph Burns, from the Volume XXI NO. 8 – June 9, 2014 issue