Table 3.

Results of precision (inter-assay variability) for the LAMP assay.

Bacterial load (cp/ml)	No. replicates	Mean T-t-D (min)	SD	CV (%)
108	5	5.34	0.47	8.89
107	5	6.73	0.44	6.52
106	5	7.41	0.46	6.23
105	5	8.32	0.55	6.58
104	5	10.00	0.70	7.03
			Mean CV (%)	6.59

Cp, genomic copies. T-t-D, time-to-detection. SD, standard deviation. CV, coefficient of variation.