Table 1.
Compared results by MALDI-TOF MS analysis using the new and the standard identification methods
| MALDI-TOF MS analysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New identification method | Standard identification method | |||
| Range setting (6–10 kDa) | Range setting (3–15 kDa) | |||
| Clinical isolates | Identification | Score | Identification | Score |
| Tv1a | T. vaginalis G3 | 2.0 | T. vaginalis G3 | 1.9 |
| Tv2a | T. vaginalis G3 | 2.2 | T. vaginalis G3 | 1.9 |
| Tv3a | T. vaginalis G3 | 2.1 | T. vaginalis G3 | 1.7 |
| Tv4a | T. vaginalis G3 | 2.1 | T. vaginalis G3 | 1.7 |
| Tv5a | T. vaginalis G3 | 2.3 | T. vaginalis G3 | 1.7 |
| Tv6a | T. vaginalis G3 | 2.2 | T. vaginalis G3 | 1.7 |
| Tv7a | T. vaginalis G3 | 2.2 | No identification | NA |
| Tv8a | T. vaginalis G3 | 2.1 | No identification | NA |
| Tv9a | T. vaginalis G3 | 1.7 | No identification | NA |
| Tv10a | T. vaginalis G3 | 1.7 | No identification | NA |
| Tv11a | T. vaginalis G3 | 1.7 | No identification | NA |
| Tv12a | T. vaginalis G3 | 1.9 | No identification | NA |
| Tv13a | T. vaginalis G3 | 1.8 | No identification | NA |
| Tv14a | T. vaginalis G3 | 1.7 | No identification | NA |
| Tv15a | T. vaginalis G3 | 1.7 | No identification | NA |
| Tv16a | T. vaginalis G3 | 1.7 | No identification | NA |
| Tv17a | T. vaginalis G3 | 2.0 | No identification | NA |
| Tv18a | T. vaginalis G3 | 2.0 | No identification | NA |
| Tv19a | T. vaginalis G3 | 2.0 | No identification | NA |
| Tv20b | T. vaginalis G3 | 2.0 | No identification | NA |
| Tv21c | T. vaginalis G3 | 1.7 | No identification | NA |
| Samples | ||||
| Urine N. 20 | No identification | NA | No identification | NA |
| Vaginal swabd | No identification | NA | No identification | NA |
| Urethral swabd | No identification | NA | No identification | NA |
| Urine swabd | No identification | NA | No identification | NA |
Tv Trichomonas vaginalis, NA not applicable
aisolated from vaginal swab
bisolated from urine
cisolated from urethral swab
dexperimentally seeded sample with Tv15