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Recent meta-analyses have detailed high sensitivity and specificity of malaria LAMP when compared to microscopy, rapid diagnostic tests, and polymerase chain reaction in both endemic and non-endemic settings. Despite this, the use of malaria LAMP has primarily been limited to research settings to date. In this review, we aim to assess to what extent commercially available malaria LAMP kits have been applied in different settings, and to identify possible obstacles that may have hindered their use from being adopted further. In order to address this, we conducted a literature search in PubMed.gov using the search terms (((LAMP) OR (Loop-mediated isothermal amplification)) AND ((Malaria) OR (Plasmodium))). Focusing primarily on studies employing one of the commercially available kits, we then selected three key areas of LAMP application for further review: the performance and application of LAMP in malaria endemic settings including low transmission areas; LAMP for malaria screening during pregnancy; and malaria LAMP in returning travelers in non-endemic settings.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/diagnostics11020336","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,2,18]],"date-time":"2021-02-18T20:56:21Z","timestamp":1613681781000},"page":"336","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":34,"title":["Performance and Application of Commercially Available Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Kits in Malaria Endemic and Non-Endemic Settings"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4734-5754","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ulrika","family":"Morris","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Microbiology, Tumor, and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden"}]},{"given":"Berit","family":"Aydin-Schmidt","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Microbiology, Tumor, and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,2,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"87","DOI":"10.3109\/10408363.2015.1084991","article-title":"Molecular malaria diagnostics: A systematic review and meta-analysis","volume":"53","author":"Roth","year":"2016","journal-title":"Crit. 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