Jeeraphat SirichaisinthopSureemas BuatesRisa WatanabeEun Taek HanWachira SuktawonjaroenponSomporn KrasaesubSatoru TakeoTakafumi TsuboiJetsumon SattabongkotVector Borne Disease Training CenterMahidol UniversityEhime UniversityKangwon National UniversityArmed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Thailand2018-05-032018-05-032011-10-01American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Vol.85, No.4 (2011), 594-596000296372-s2.0-80053913069https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/11987We used the loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method developed by our group for malaria diagnosis with genus-specific and species-specific primers for the four human malaria parasites at a field clinic in comparison with standard microscopy. Among 110 blood samples collected from the malaria clinic in Thailand, LAMP detected 59 of 60 samples positive by microscopy (sensitivity = 98.3%) and none of the 50 microscopy-negative samples (specificity = 100%). Negative predictive value (NPV) and positive predictive value (PPV) of LAMP were 98% and 100%, respectively. These results indicate that LAMP is an effective tool for malaria diagnosis at a field clinic in a field setting. Copyright © 2011 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.Mahidol UniversityImmunology and MicrobiologyMedicineArticleSCOPUS10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0676