Table 2.

Sensitivity of LAMP primer set 1 using different Leishmania strains under optimum amplification for set 1 (65°C for 85 min) and for set 2 (63°C for 85 min)

Leishmania species	L. donovani THAK35	L. infantum L4	L. major LV39	L. tropica 101/65	L. tropica 208/48	L. major 230/119	L. major 159/06
Primer set 1
Detection limit	30 pg	46 fg	160 fg	3·6 fg	80 fg	12·6 fg	62 fg
Primer set 2
Detection limit	30 pg	46·2 pg	1·6 fg	3·6 pg	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.

n.d., Not done