Table 3. Pooled Test Performance of the Studies Included in the Meta-Analysis.
| Test | No.of reports | Pooled SE(95%CI) | Pooled SPE(95%CI) | Pooled PLR(95%CI) | Pooled NLR(95%CI) | Diagnostic Odds Ratio | AUC(95%CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kind of mycosis | Candidiasis | 4 | 0.80(0.67,0.90) | 0.77(0.67,0.89) | 3.58(1.22,6.87) | 0.26(0.10,0.57) | 25.43(13.101,49.86) | 0.88(0.83,0.98) |
| Aspergillosis | 6 | 0.73(0.62,0.86) | 0.81(0.64,0.85) | 5.57(3.89,6.23) | 0.34(0.12,0.48) | 23.15(10.4,58.90) | 0.85(0.70,0.95) | |
| Assay type | the Fungitell assay only | 6 | 0.82(0.68,0.90) | 0.86(0.77,0.92) | 5.69(3.46,9.35) | 0.22(0.12,0.39) | 26.52(11.72,60.07) | 0.90(0.88,0.93) |
| Pooled studiesa | 11 | 0.75(0.63,0.84) | 0.87(0.81,0.92) | 5.85(3.96,8.63) | 0.30(0.20,0.45) | 19.53(11.16,34.18) | 0.89(0.86,0.91) | |
NLR, negative likelihood ratio; PLR, positive likelihood ratio; DOR, Diagnostic Odds Ratio; AUC, the area under the summary receiver operating characteristic curve;a:I2 = 74.35%,95% CI:59.87–98.33%