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
24
Negative
5
6
Total
30
P value
< 0.01