TABLE 3.
Diagnostic Performance of Clinical Prediction for Categories of Microbial Keratitis
Diagnosis | Sensitivity (95% CI) | Specificity (95% CI | Positive predictive value (95% CI | Negative predictive value (95% CI |
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Pseudomonal keratitis | 75% (51%–91%) | 90% (82%–96%) | 65% (43%–84%) | 94% (86%–98%) |
Other bacterial keratitis | 66% (47%–81%) | 68% (56%–79%) | 48% (32%–63%) | 82% (70%–90%) |
Fungal keratitis | 38% (14%–68%) | 93% (86%–97%) | 45% (17%–77%) | 91% (84%–96%) |
Acanthamoeba keratitis | 89% (52%–100%) | 99% (94%–100%) | 89% (52%–100%) | 99% (94%–100%) |
CI, confidence interval.