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Table 2 Identification results, panel A (n = 52), panel B (n = 40) and panels A + B (n = 92) versus database 1

From: New assessment of Anopheles vector species identification using MALDI-TOF MS

 

Head

Thorax

Legs

Panel A

   

 Correct speciesa, no. specimens (%)

32/52 (61.54)

11/52 (21.15)

16/52 (30.77)

 Wrong speciesb, no. specimens (%)

11/52 (21.15)

12/52 (23.08)

14/52 (26.92)

 Absence of identification, LSV < 1.7, no. specimens (%)

9/52 (17.31)

29/52 (55.77)

22/52 (42.31)

Panel B

   

 Correct speciesa, no. specimens (%)

27/40 (67.5)

14/40 (35)

11/40 (27.5)

 Wrong speciesb, no. specimens (%)

7/40 (17.5)

2/40 (5)

21/40 (52.5)

 Absence of identification, LSV < 1.7, no. specimens (%)

6/40 (15)

24/40 (60)

8/40 (20)

Panels A + B

   

 Correct speciesa, no. specimens (%)

59/92 (64.13)

25/92 (27.17)

27/92 (29.35)

 Wrong speciesb, no. specimens (%)

18/92 (19.57)

14/92 (15.22)

35/92 (38.04)

 Absence of identification, LSV < 1.7, no. specimens (%)

15/92 (16.30)

53/92 (57.61)

30/92 (32.61)

  1. aProportion of interpretable (LSV ≥ 1.7) and correct identifications among all the tested specimens
  2. bProportion of interpretable (LSV ≥ 1.7) and wrong identifications among all the tested specimens