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Table 3 Correspondence of three assays for detecting Plasmodium infections

From: Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assays targeting 18S ribosomal RNA genes for identifying P. vivax and P. ovale species and mitochondrial DNA for detecting the genus Plasmodium

Plasmodium genus

Number of cases

Nested PCR

mtDNA Malaria Pan LAMP

Malaria genus-specific LAMP patent primer (Japan)

Positive

25

25

24

Negative

5

5

6

Total

30

30

30

P value

 

< 0.01

< 0.01