TABLE 3.
Correlation between LAMP and real-time PCR for M. pneumoniae detection from specimen extracts
LAMP result | No. (%) of specimens |
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qPCR CT < 30 (n = 153) | qPCR CT ≥ 30 (n = 73) | qPCR negative (n = 26) | Total | |
Positive | 152 (99.3) | 48 (65.8) | 1 (0.04) | 201 (79.8) |
Negative | 1 (0.7) | 25 (34.2) | 25 (96.2) | 51 (20.2) |
Total | 226 (89.7) | 26 (10.3) | 252 (100) |