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Comparison of three methods for microscopic detection of fungi in clinical samples
| Sensitivity | Specificity | Positive predictive value | Negative predictive value | |
| KOH wet preparation | 65.6% | 93.9% | 93.9% 70% | 92.6% |
| Iodine glycerol wet preparation | 59.3% | 98.6% | 90.4% | 91.8% |
| Congo red formaldehyde wet preparation | 43.8% | 97.9% | 82.3% | 88.9% |
