Table 18.
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 taeniasis/cysticercosis in the definitive host.
| Parasite | Gene | Extracted/Spiked/Natural DNA | Sample | Sample Size | Sensitivity | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. solium | cox1 | Extracted/natural DNA | Human faeces | 102 | 1 copy of target gene | [182] |
| T. solium | cox1 | Natural DNA | Tapeworms | 51 | ND | [183] |
| T. solium | cox1 and clp | Natural DNA | Human faeces | 36 | ND | [184] |
| T. solium | cox1 and clp | Extracted DNA | Proglottids and cysticerci | 168 | 1 copy of target gene | [185] |