Table 1.

Characteristics of participants’ samples

Group	Country of sampling	n	Age, years, mean (range)	Sex (% female)	Refs.
Leprosy patients	Bangladesh	209	38 (8–83)	20	[13, 17, 32, 33]
	The Netherlands	5	46 (24–64)	60	[26]
TB patients	The Netherlands	20	44 (15–84)	20	[35, 36]
Leish patients	The Netherlands	7	59 (24–82)	29	[37]
	The Netherlands	7	na	na	[38]
BU patients	Ghana	19	13*	59	[39]
NTM patients	The Netherlands	35	30 (1–72)	56	[41–44]
Healthy controls	The Netherlands	710	42 (18–67)	72	[45]

Overview of the different samples tested including country of sampling, number of individuals, age mean (range), and sex (% female)

BU buruli ulcer, Leish leishmaniasis, na not available, NTM non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection, TB tuberculosis

*Median