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TROPICAL MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Volume 8, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed8040199
Keywords
malaria; DNA extraction; LAMP; molecular diagnosis; filter paper-based; lateral flow; point-of-care
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We propose a protocol combining loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay and lateral flow for point-of-care diagnosis of malaria. The multiplex LAMP-LF platform developed here can detect multiple species of Plasmodium with high sensitivity and specificity. The simple and purification-free DNA extraction method employed in this protocol makes it suitable for resource-limited settings.
We propose a protocol suitable for point-of-care diagnosis of malaria utilizing a simple and purification-free DNA extraction method with the combination of loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay and lateral flow (LAMP-LF). The multiplex LAMP-LF platform developed here can simultaneously detect Plasmodium knowlesi, P. vivax, P. falciparum, and Plasmodium genus (for P. malariae and P. ovale). Through the capillary effect, the results can be observed by the red band signal on the test and control lines within 5 min. The developed multiplex LAMP-LF was tested with 86 clinical blood samples on-site at Hospital Kapit, Sarawak, Malaysia. By using microscopy as the reference method, the multiplex LAMP-LF showed 100% sensitivity (95% confidence interval (CI): 91.4 to 100.00%) and 97.8% specificity (95% CI: 88.2% to 99.9%). The high sensitivity and specificity of multiplex LAMP-LF make it ideal for use as a point-of-care diagnostic tool. The simple and purification-free DNA extraction protocol can be employed as an alternative DNA extraction method for malaria diagnosis in resource-limited settings. By combining the simple DNA extraction protocol and multiplex LAMP-LF approach, we aim to develop a simple-to-handle and easy-to-read molecular diagnostic tool for malaria in both laboratory and on-site settings.
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