Reference standard diagnosis | Observer, n (%) | |||
Observer A | Observer B | Observer C | Observer D | |
Acanthamoeba (n=26) | 19 (73.1) | 11 (42.3) | 4 (15.4) | 12 (46.2) |
Bacteria* (n=19) | 10 (52.6) | 15 (78.9) | 15 (78.9) | 8 (42.1) |
Fungus† (n=12) | 1 (8.3) | 5 (41.2) | 5 (41.2) | 5 (41.2) |
Microsporidia (n=3) | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) |
Nocardia (n=2) | 0 | 1 (50) | 0 | 0 |
Percentage correct diagnosis was calculated by taking into account only those cases where each observer had made the correct diagnosis on both assessments.
↵* 2 Enterobacter, 1 Haemophilus, 1 Moraxella, 1 Mycobacteria, 1 Pasteurella,3 Pseudomonas, 1 Serratia, 7 Staphylococcus, 2 Streptococcus.
↵† 1 Alternaria, 1 Candida, 10 Fusarium.