Table 1.

Cost and personnel required to perform the analysis of 80, 800, and 8000 samples

Number of tests	80		800		8000
Technique	RT-LAMP	RT-PCR	RT-LAMP	RT-PCR	RT-LAMP	RT-PCR
Cost per test excluding labor ($)	51.7	61.4	10.4	16.4	6.6	11.9
Cost per test including labor ($)	76.2	92.4	34.9	47.4	31.1	42.9
Consumables cost per test($)	49.4	59.1	9.1	15.3	6.3	11.6
Total time (h)	5.5	6.9	10.9	13.8	54.6	68.9
Number of People	6		30		60
Number of thermocyclers	1		5		10