From: Essential properties and pitfalls of colorimetric Reverse Transcription Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification as a point-of-care test for SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis
Assay type
Group
Samples
Days of symptoms
RT-qPCR
Ct < 30
117
5.53 ± 0.36*
Between 30 and 35
39
7.28 ± 0.58
Colorimetric RT-LAMP
Positive
115
5.36 ± 0.35**
Intermediate/negative
41
7.63 ± 0.59