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. 2010 Jun 22;2010:764843. doi: 10.1155/2010/764843

(b) Study STUDY #1 (N = 100).

Clinical Cure
Yes No
Culture Neg 18 9
Pos 28 45
Total 46 54
SENSITIVITY (%) 39.1 (25.1–54.6)
SPECIFICITY (%) 83.3 (70.7–92.1)
PV Neg (%) 66.7 (46.0–83.5)
PV Pos (%) 61.6 (49.5–72.8)

KOH Smear Neg 42 40
Pos 4 14
Total 46 54
SENSITIVITY (%) 91.3 (79.2–97.6)
SPECIFICITY (%) 25.9 (15.0–39.7)
PV Neg (%) 51.2 (39.9–62.4)
PV Pos (%) 77.8 (52.4–93.6)