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Table 4 Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value and Youden index for all diagnostic methods

From: Application of fungal fluorescent staining in oral candidiasis: diagnostic analysis of 228 specimens

Specimens

Oral swabs

Oral biopsy tissues

Sensitivity

82.7%

90.0%

Specificity

93.5%

92.9%

Positive predictive value

96.8%

96.0%

Negative predictive value

69.1%

82.9%

Youden index

76.7%

82.9%