How Does MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry Help a Patient with an Acute

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Multiple Choice

How does MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry help a patient with an acute infection? (Select all that apply)

• A) The procedure can identify pathogens in 1 hour versus 24-28 hours using conventional lab methods.
• B) It produces a patient sample spectrum that is compared to other spectra stored in an existing instrument database for very accurate pathogen identification.
• C) It can identify pathogens using a number of microbial colonies growing on a plate.
• D) Preparation time for this procedure is only 1 minute compared to the 10+ minutes needed to use other microbial analyzers.

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Definitions:

MP

Abbreviation for Modus Ponens, a form of argument where if 'P implies Q' and 'P' is asserted to be true, then 'Q' must be true.

Inference Forms

Patterns or structures of logical reasoning that derive conclusions from premises based on rules.

MP

An abbreviation for Modus Ponens, a form of argument in logic where if a conditional statement ("if P, then Q") is accepted, and the antecedent P holds, then the consequent Q logically must also hold.

MT

An abbreviation often referring to Modus Tollens, a form of deductive argument where the consequent in a conditional proposition is negated, leading to the negation of the antecedent.