Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) assay for the identification of Echinococcus multilocularis infections in canine definitive hosts

Table 2 The earliest time when fecal samples of E. multilocularis -experimentally infected dogs tested positive with the LAMP and PCR assays and by microscopy

Method	Earliest day for positivity			Mean (day)	*P value
	Dog 1	Dog 2	Dog 3
LAMP	12	12	13	12.3	0.03^a
PCR	17	17	18	17.3	<0.001^b
Microscopy	42	44	46	44	<0.001^c

Note: a, LAMP versus PCR; b, LAMP versus microscopy; c, PCR versus microscopy.
*Statistical analysis used one-way ANOVA with post hoc LSD tests: P < 0.05 meaning statistical significance; P < 0.01 indicating significant difference; P < 0.001 showing extreme significant difference.

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