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Table 2 Details of the MS-based identification results of the 200 clinical isolates included in the study

From: Assessment of various parameters to improve MALDI-TOF MS reference spectra libraries constructed for the routine identification of filamentous fungi

 

Mass spectra libraries

 

B0

B1

B2

B3

B4

B5

B6

B7

Isolates included in the MSLs ( n=174 )

Nb. of concordant identifications

481

449

495

521

494

475

586

611

Median value of concordant LS1 values

1.59

1.58

1.65

1.73

1.67

1.67

1.99

2.02

Nb. of concordant values with LS1>1.7

182

180

222

282

225

225

443

494

Percentage of concordant values with LS1>1.7

37.8

40.1

44.8

54.1

45.5

47.4

75.6

80.9

Range of concordant LS1 values

0.49 - 2.39

0.29 - 2.45

0.50 - 2.45

0.66 - 2.57

0.18 - 2.44

0.70 - 2.44

0.60 - 2.57

0.77 - 2.57

Nb. of non-concordant identifications

225

257

211

184

212

231

119

95

Median value of non-concordant LS1 values

0.99

1.07

1.1

1.23

1.15

1.07

1.26

1.28

Range of non-concordant LS1 values

0.29 - 1.44

0.14 - 1.55

0.27 - 1.58

0.43 - 1.58

0.25 - 1.85

0.14 - 1.52

0.65 - 1.69

0.69 - 1.69

Isolates not included in the MSLs ( n=26 )

Nb. of concordant identifications

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Median values of concordant LS1 values

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Minimum and maximum values of the concordant LS1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Nb. of non-concordant identifications

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

Median values of non-concordant LS1 values

1.02

1.09

1.18

1.24

1.22

1.14

1.31

1.33

Range of non-concordant LS1 values

0.50 - 1.39

0.45 - 1.43

0.46 - 1.44

0.56 - 1.56

0.52 - 1.54

0.54 - 1.49

0.76 - 1.79

0.88 - 1.79

  1. Concordant LS1: LS value for the first concordant identification with the library; non-concordant LS1: LS value for the first non-concordant identification with the library; Nb.: number.