Table 2 Results of culture, ELISA, ZN, IS900 PCR and qPCR in MB tissues

1

AV1

Multibacillary

+

232.73

+

+

1.399 × 10⁴

5.008 × 10⁴

2

AV2

Multibacillary

+

95.57

+

+

2.274 × 10⁴

2.738 × 10⁴

3

AV3

Multibacillary

+

151.54

+

+

9.09 × 10⁴

5.653 × 10³

4

AV9

Multibacillary

-

115.2

+

+

1.85 × 10⁴

1.77 × 10³

5

AV10

Multibacillary

-

128.12

+

+

9.69 × 10³

1.553 × 10³

6

AV11

Multibacillary

+

119.24

+

-

1.26 × 10⁵

2.558 × 10³

7

AV12

Multibacillary

-

135.24

+

+

3.42 × 10⁴

1.974 × 10³

8

AV13

Multibacillary

-

176.73

+

+

4.482 × 10⁴

1.994 × 10³

9

AV14

Multibacillary

+

135.24

+

+

5.53 × 10⁴

6.014 × 10³

10

AV22

Multibacillary

+

103.81

+

+

7.056 × 10⁵

1.491 × 10⁵

11

AV23

Multibacillary

+

160.41

+

+

8.536 × 10⁵

9.758 × 10⁴

12

AV25

Multibacillary

+

120.11

+

+

2.276 × 10⁴

1.411 × 10⁵

13

AV26

Multibacillary

-

139.56

+

+

1.092 × 10⁶

4.682 × 10³

14

AV28

Multibacillary

+

120.31

+

+

1.383 × 10⁵

1.771 × 10⁴

15

AV29

Multibacillary

-

80.08

+

+

6.265 × 10⁵

1.285 × 10⁵

16

AV31

Multibacillary

+

131.55

+

+

8.765 × 10⁴

5.009 × 10³

17

AV32

Multibacillary

+

84.62

+

+

7.193 × 10⁵

1.137 × 10⁵

18

AV34

Multibacillary

+

90.79

+

+

4.043 × 10⁴

4.590 × 10⁴

19

AV36

Multibacillary

+

70.42

+

+

6.313 × 10⁵

3.278 × 10⁵

20

AV42

Multibacillary

-

NT

+

-

7.122 × 10⁴

7.729 × 10⁵

21

AV43

Multibacillary

-

NT

+

-

1.040 × 10³

8.026 × 10³

22

AV45

Multibacillary

-

NT

+

-

2.31 × 10³

1.859 × 10³

23

AV52

Multibacillary

+

NT

+

+

2.059 × 10⁵

3.876 × 10⁴