Comparative DNA extraction methods to use for LAMP assay as molecular diagnosis of human schistosomes from urine samples
We have demonstrated the sensitivity, cost-effectiveness, and time requirement of LAMP with four different DNA extraction approaches for the detection of two schistosome parasite species from a single field-collected urine sample.
Authors
- Brittany R. Pulkkila
- James Mwansa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0726-8889)
- Nilanjan Lodh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0363-3538)
- Chummy Sikasunge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5564-2655)
Institutions
- Marquette University (US)
- Lusaka Apex Medical University (ZM)
- University of Zambia (ZM)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-09-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-11370-y
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.05