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Table 2 Cross tabulation of results obtained by qPCR, LAMP, microscopic detection of micro-filariae (mf) in skin snips, and nodule palpation for 146 individuals in the Adansi South District, Ghana

From: An isothermal DNA amplification method for detection of Onchocerca volvulus infection in skin biopsies

 

Nodule-positive

Nodule-negative

 

mf-positive

mf-negative

mf-positive

mf-negative

Totals

qPCR-positive

8

5

0

4

17

qPCR-negative

1

81

0

47

129

LAMP-positive

8

4

0

4

16

LAMP-negative

1

82

0

47

130

Totals

9

86

0

51

146

  1. Abbreviation: mf microfilariae