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Table 1 Comparison of results with PAS and GMS staining for the identification of fungal elementsa

From: Histopathological techniques for the diagnosis of combat-related invasive fungal wound infections

Results with PAS stain

Results with GMS stain

 

Positive for fungal elements

Negative for fungal elements

Total

Positive for fungal elements

20

1

21

Negative for fungal elements

4

49

53

Total

24

50

74

  1. a Kappa coefficient for comparison is 84 % (95 % confidence interval of 70-97 %); McNemar’s test p-value =0.38