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. 2012 Apr 3;6(4):e1590. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001590

Table 2. Comparison of IS2404 PCR with conventional LAMP for the detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans using different DNA templates.

Conventional LAMP
Unboiled extract Boiled extract Purified extract
(+) (−) Total (+) (−) Total (+) (−) Total
IS2404 PCR (+) 12 9 21 9 12 21 21 0 21
IS2404 PCR (−) 0 9 9 0 9 9 0 9 9
Total 12 18 30 9 21 30 21 9 30
Positivity 40% 30% 70%
*Sensitivity 100% 100% 100%

*: Sensitivity as compared with IS2404 PCR

LAMP (Loop mediated isothermal amplification).