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Publications found in the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health (NCBI-PubMed) reporting the standardisation of the LAMP technique as a useful tool for diagnosing scabies in the definitive host.
| Parasite | Gene | Extracted/Spiked/Natural DNA | Sample | Sample Size | Sensitivity | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. scabiei | ITS-2 | Extracted/natural DNA | Mite/animal skin scrapings | 64 | Single mite DNA: 0.02 ng Skin scraping: 0.008 ng |
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