Table 1 Comparison of the results obtained from the four diagnostic methods
Diagnostic test results | No. of cases (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Microscopy | RDT | Nested PCR | α-tubulin LAMP |  |
+ | + | + | + | 96 (54.2) |
– | + | + | + | 23 (13.0) |
– | – | + | + | 5 (2.8) |
– | – | + | + | 4 (2.3) |
– | + | – | + | 8 (3.4) |
– | + | – | – | 10 (5.6) |
– | – | – | + | 1 (0.6) |
– | – | – | – | 30 (16.9) |
Total | Â | 177 | ||