Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification for Detection of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense in Urine and Saliva Samples in Nonhuman Primate Model

Table 2

Duration of detection of parasites in blood, serum, saliva, urine, and CSF samples using parasitological methods, PCR, and LAMP in vervet monkeys infected with T. b. gambiense for 180 days after infection (dpi).

Sample	Parasitology	PCR	LAMP
Blood	3–123 dpi (18%)	—	—
Serum	—	7–154 dpi (4%)	7–180 dpi (3%)
Saliva	—	7–63 dpi (11%)	7–133 dpi (5%)
Urine	—	—	14–126 dpi (8%)
CSF	—	—	—

(1) The percentage of negative samples is given in brackets.