Table 2.

Cross-tabulations of four fungal examination methods including KOH examination, fungal culture, histopathological examination, and ex vivo CLSM vs. combined gold standard of the first three mentioned methods.

			Combined gold standard
			Positive	Negative	Total
CROSS-TABULATION KOH EXAMINATION VS. COMBINED GOLD STANDARD
KOH native preparation	Positive	Count	20	0	20
		% within combined gold standard	83.3%	0.0%	35.1%
	Negative	Count	4	33	37
		% within combined gold standard	16.7%	100.0%	64.9%
	Total	Count	24	33	57
		% within combined gold standard	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
CROSS-TABULATION FUNGAL CULTURE VS. COMBINED GOLD STANDARD
Fungal culture	Positive	Count	11	0	11
		% within combined gold standard	45.8%	0.0%	19.3%
	Negative	Count	13	33	46
		% within combined gold standard	54.2%	100.0%	80.7%
	Total	Count	24	33	57
		% within combined gold standard	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
CROSS-TABULATION HISTOLOGY VS. COMBINED GOLD STANDARD
Histology	Positive	Count	11	0	11
		% within combined gold standard	55.0%	0.0%	20.8%
	Negative	Count	9	33	42
		% within combined gold standard	45.0%	100.0%	79.2%
	Total	Count	20	33	53
		% within combined gold standard	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
CROSS-TABULATION OF EX VIVO CLSM VS. COMBINED GOLD STANDARD
Ex vivo CLSM	Positive	Count	22	14	36
		% within combined gold standard	91.7%	42.4%	63.2%
	Negative	Count	2	19	21
		% within combined gold standard	8.3%	57.6%	36.8%
	Total	Count	24	33	57
		% within combined gold standard	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%

CLSM, confocal laser scanning microscopy; KOH, potassium hydroxide; vs., versus.