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. 2018 Jul 27;6:e5291. doi: 10.7717/peerj.5291

Table 2. Comparison of the S. scabiei LAMP and PCR assays for clinical skin scraping DNA.

PCR LAMP Kappar (95% CI) Sensitivity (95% CI) Specificity (95% CI)
Positive Negative Total
Positive 24 0 24 0.90 (80–101) 100% (86–100) 92.50% (80–98)
Negative 3 37 40
Total 27 37 64