A simple, high-throughput, colourimetric, field applicable loop-mediated isothermal amplification (HtLAMP) assay for malaria elimination

Table 4 Sensitivity and specificity of HtLAMP compared with nested PCR in Ghanaian children with asymptomatic parasitaemia

	Sensitivity	PPV
HtLAMP-Pg (compared with nested PCR)	96 % (24/25) 95 % CI 80–100	100 % 95 % CI 85–100
HtLAMP-Pf (compared with nested PCR)	88 % (22/25) 95 % CI 69–97	100 % 95 % CI 85–100

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