Table 3.
Evaluation of the applied methods for diagnosing fungal keratitis according to culture method as the gold standard for keratitis patients
| Test | No. with positive result (N=40) | Sensitivity (%) CI* 0.95% |
Specificity (%) CI* 0.95% |
PPV (%) CI* 0.95% |
NPV (%) CI* 0.95% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-nested PCR | 11 (27.5%) | 57.1 (0.18-0.90) |
78.7 (0.61-0.91) |
36.4 (0.11-0.69) |
89 (0.72-0.97) |
| KOH+CFW | 10 (25%) | 42 (0.04-0.71) |
78.7 (0.61-0.91) |
30 (0.03-0.60) |
86.1 (0.66-0.94) |
| KOH | 4 (10%) | 28.5 (0.04-0.71) |
94 (0.79-0.99) |
50 (0.06-0.93) |
86.1 (0.70-0.95) |
*
CI: Confidence Interval