Table 2.

Discrepancies results between LAMP and PCR

DNA template to PCR	N	Before PCR triplicate					After PCR triplicate
		Discrepancies	LAMP +  PCR-	LAMP − PCR +	LAMP − PCR −	LAMP +  PCR +	Discrepancies	LAMP +  PCR −	LAMP − PCR +	LAMP − PCR −	LAMP +  PCR +
		n (%)	n	n			n (%)	n	n
Venous blood	110	8 (7.3)	3	5	60	42	6 (5.4)	3	3	62	42
DBS	247	51 (20.6)	51	0	183	13	50 (20.2)	50	0	183	14

DNA deoxyribonucleic acid, DBS dried blood spot, N number of samples examined, LAMP loop mediated-isothermal amplification, PCR polymerase chain reaction, +  positive, − negative