Table 4 of Huang, Mol Vis 2017; 23:614-623.

Table 4. Performance of the PDH model for the diagnosis of Acanthamoeba and microsporidia keratitis.

Positive clinical samplesa (n=21)       Results of the PDH model               Performance of the PDH model, % (95% confidence interval)
Positive Negative   Sensitivity Specificity PPVb NPVc
Acanthamoeba keratitis (n=8) 7 1   87.5
(56.7–99.1) 100
(89.1–100) 100
(68.8–100) 96.2
(83.5–99.8)
Microsporidia
keratitis (n=13) 13 0   100
(80.1–100) 100
(86.7–100) 100
(80.7–100) 100
(86.7–100)

aPositive sample as determined by the standard microbiological methods or PCR; bPositive predictive value; cNegative predictive value.

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