TABLE 1.
Identification of the 168 clinical strains using either MALDI-TOF MS or microscopya
| Correct species identification (multilocus sequencing) | Identification (n) by: |
|
|---|---|---|
| Microscopy | MALDI-TOF MS | |
| Arthroderma benhamiae (5) | T. mentagrophytes (5) | A. benhamiae (5) |
| M. audouinii (6) | M. audouinii (6) | |
| M. canis (1) | M. canis (1) | |
| M. gypseum (1) | M. gypseum (1) | |
| T. interdigitale (29) | T. interdigitale (29) | |
| Trichophyton rubrum (122) | T. rubrum (117) | T. rubrum (122) |
| T. interdigitale (4) | ||
| T. tonsurans (1) | ||
| Trichophyton tonsurans (2) | T. tonsurans (1) | T. tonsurans (2) |
| T. rubrum (1) | ||
| T. violaceum (2) | T. violaceum (2) | |
| Total | 93% (157) | 100% (168) |
a
If different identification results were obtained, multilocus sequencing was used as the gold standard.