Table 3 Results of culture, ELISA, ZN, IS900 PCR and qPCR in PB tissues

1

AV24

Paucibacillary

+

3.29

+

-

1.582 × 10⁴

1.073 × 10⁵

2

AV27

Paucibacillary

+

2.71

+

-

1.775 × 10⁴

1.046 × 10⁴

3

AV30

Paucibacillary

-

1.04

+

-

6.141 × 10³

1.565 × 10³

4

AV33

Paucibacillary

+

3.715

+

-

1.296 × 10⁴

6.637 × 10³

5

AV35

Paucibacillary

-

86.11

+

-

8.441 × 10³

4.209 × 10³

6

AV37

Paucibacillary

+

136.33

+

-

9.991 × 10³

3.404 × 10³

7

AV38

Paucibacillary

-

18.75

-

-

3.369 × 10³

1.734 × 10³

8

AV39

Paucibacillary

-

26.17

-

+

3.501 × 10³

2.904 × 10³

9

AV41

Paucibacillary

-

NT

+

-

1.292 × 10³

8.279 × 10²

10

AV44

Paucibacillary

-

NT

+

-

1.123 × 10³

9.158 × 10²

11

AV46

Paucibacillary

-

NT

+

+

9.083 × 10²

8.154 × 10²

12

AV48

Paucibacillary

+

NT

+

-

1.054 × 10³

1.369 × 10³

13

AV49

Paucibacillary

-

NT

+

-

1.927 × 10⁴

7.95 × 10³

14

AV50

Paucibacillary

-

NT

+

-

1.238 × 10³

8.640 × 10³

15

AV51

Paucibacillary

-

NT

+

-

4.935 × 10³

3.08 × 10³

16

AV67

Uninfected control

-

5.312

-

-

-

-

17

AV68

Uninfected control

-

−21.23

-

-

-

-

18

AV69

Uninfected control

-

1.112

-

-

-

-

19

AV70

Uninfected control

-

13.653

-

-

-

-

20

AV71

Uninfected control

-

−23.114

-

-

-

-

21

AV72

Uninfected control

-

−34.52

-

-

-

-