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 |