Table 3.

Sensitivity and specificity of the LAMP assay, using nested PCR targeting the 16S rRNA-encoding gene as a gold standard. 95% CI 95% confidence interval, calculated as described by Banoo et al.²⁵.

Assay	16S nested PCR (F2nR2)
LAMP	Positive	Negative	Total
Positive	44	30	74
Negative	4	168	172
Total	48	198	246

	Value	95% CI	Low	High
Test sensitivity	0.917	0.078	0.838	0.995
Test specificity	0.848	0.050	0.799	0.898