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. 2017 Sep 25;55(10):2924–2933. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00845-17

TABLE 3.

List of the 31 misidentifications by MALDI-TOF MS and MS scores obtained

Organism identified by reference method (no. of isolates) Organism identified by MALDI-TOF MS MS score(s)
L. braziliensis (13) L. peruviana 32.45, 35.17, 36.45, 38.42, 38.71, 43.49, 47.94, 48.44, 54.44, 56.24, 59.96, 65.8, 66.63
L. braziliensis (1) L. guyanensis 36.48
L. peruviana (1) L. braziliensis 63.83
L. guyanensis (7) L. panamensis 41.08, 41.66, 41.95, 42.78, 43.14, 51.73, 60.21
L. panamensis (1) L. guyanensis 55.8
L. mexicana (1) L. pifanoi 69.57
L. pifanoi (1) L. mexicana 55.79
L. deanei (1) L. hertigi 43.84
L. donovani (2) L. archibaldi 45.04, 53.57
L. infantum (3) L. archibaldi 40.49, 47.22, 52.78