Method | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | *PPV (%) | *NPV (%) | *Prevalence (%) | Reference gold standard | Author and date of publication |
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*KK | 51.1-84.1 | 100 | 100 | 93.2-96.5 | 13.0-18.4 | two repeated KK results (6 slides) | Lin et al. 2008 [13] |
 | 59.6-70.0 | 100 | 100 | 93.3-97.9 | 6.6-18.6 | two repeated KK results (6 slides) | Zhou et al. 2007 [14] |
 | 72.2-100.0 | 100 | 100 | 96.3-100.0 | 6.2-12.0 | combined results of KK(3 slides) and MHT | Xu et al. 2007 [15] |
 | 58.3 | 100 | 100 | 83.5 | 32.1 | MHT | He et al. 2007 [16] |
 | 67.6 | 100 | 100 | 58.9 | 68.3 | seven repeated KK examinations (14 slides) | Yu et al. 2007 [17] |
 | 69.9 | 100 | 100 | 95.63 | 13.2 | combined results of KK(3 slides) and MHT | Zhu et al. 2005 [18] |
 | 50.0 | 100 | 100 | 98.02 | 3.9 | combined results of KK(3 slides) and MHT | Song et al. 2003 [19] |
 | 40-68 | 100 | 100 | 52.5-80.5 | 36.0-68.3 | seven accumulated KK results(14 slides) | Yu et al. 1998 [20] |
*MHT | 24.0-95.0 | 100 | 100 | 95.2-99.6 | 6.2-12.0 | combined results of KK (3 slides) and MHT | Xu et al.2007 [15] |
 | 79.2 | 100 | 100 | 94.0 | 23.6 | KK(3 slides) | He et al. 2007 [16] |
 | 32.8 | 100 | 100 | 40.9 | 68.3 | seven accumulated KK results (14 slides) | Yu et al. 2007 [17] |
 | 89.8 | 100 | 100 | 98.5 | 13.2 | combined results of KK(3 slides) and MHT | Zhu et al.2005 [18] |
 | 94.4 | 100 | 100 | 99.8 | 3.9 | combined results of KK(3 slides) and MHT | Song et al. 2003 [19] |