Skip to main content

Table 2 Stability assessment of the nucleic acid on Whatmann 903 protein saver card (dried blood spots [DBS])

From: Ultrasensitive loop mediated isothermal amplification (US-LAMP) to detect malaria for elimination

Parasite/mL

Day 03

Day 10

Day 17

Day 24

Day 31

Day 60

Day 90

Day 120

Day 150

10,000

++

++

++

++

++

++

++

++

++

1000

++

++

++

++

++

++

++

++

++

100

++

++

++

++

++

++

++

++

++

50

++

++

++

++

++

++

+−

++

+−

25

++

++

++

++

++

+−

++

++

+−

10

−−

−−

−−

−−

−−

−−

−−

−−

−−

  1. Samples were extracted and tested in duplicate, each positive and negative symbol is indicative of the result from each Pan-LAMP assay on P. falciparum