Ann Clin Microbiol 2025;29(2):6. Performance of an AI-based automated feces analyzer compared with the formalin-ether concentration technique for intestinal parasite detection: a diagnostic accuracy study

Table 1. Diagnostic performance of the KU-F40 system, using FECT as the reference method
KU-F40 system
Positive Negative Total
FECT Positive 12 9 21
Negative 6 984 990
Total 18 993 1,011
Accuracy: 98.5% (95% CI, 97.5–99.2) Sensitivity: 57.1% (95% CI, 34.0–78.2) Specificity: 99.4% (95% CI, 98.7–99.8) PPVa): 29.9% (95% CI, 15.0–50.7) NPVa): 99.8% (95% CI, 99.7–99.9)

a)PPV and NPV were adjusted based on an institutional prevalence of 0.45%.
Abbreviations: FECT, formalin–ether concentration technique; CI, confidence interval; PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value.