Table 2: Comparison of ZN & FL stain.

 

ZN

FL

Sensitivity = TP TP+FN

91.67%

95.83%

Specificity = TN TN+FP

99.43%

98.86%

Positive Predictive Value (PPV) = TP TP+FP

95.65%

92%

Negative Predictive Value (NPV) = TN TN+FN

98.87%

99.43%

Smear Positivity

(23/200) = 11.5%

(25/200) = 12.5%

Accuracy

98.5%

98.5%

Average Time Taken/Slide

4.32 mins

2.28 mins

TP: True Positive; TN: True Negative; FP: False Positve; FP: False Negative.