Characterizing the insecticide resistance of Anopheles gambiae in Mali

Malaria Journal

Table 2 Interpretation of WHO tube test results

Mean Mortality (%)	Mean survival	Resistance^a	Susceptibility^a
98–100	<2 %	No evidence of resistance (S)^b	Population fully susceptible
90–97	>2 % but <10 %	Possible resistance (PS)^b (confirmation needed)
<90	>10 %	Confirmed (R)^b assumed to be equal to % survival

^aSusceptibility and resistance considered as opposite interpretations of mortality
^bUsed in Table 3

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