Table 7 Comparison of the semi-quantitative results of RLEP DRB LAMP formats (in-house and ready-to-use)
From: RLEP LAMP for the laboratory confirmation of leprosy: towards a point-of-care test
High positive samples of MB leprosy patients | Medium positive samples of MB leprosy patients | Low positive samples of MB leprosy patients | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | CV | Mean | SD | CV | Mean | SD | CV | |
In-house RLEP DRB LAMP | |||||||||
Tp [mm:ss] | 16:30 | 02:00 | 0.112 | 18:00 | 01:15 | 0.075 | 21:45 | 01:45 | 0.085 |
Ready-to-use RLEP DRB LAMP | |||||||||
Tp [mm:ss] | 24:15 | 03:00 | 0.113 | 27:00 | 02:00 | 0.068 | 28:45 | 00:45 | 0.026 |